Wednesday 5 June 2013 We started the day with a visit to a local bakery which sold excellent “rustic” bread rolls which were covered in seeds. We then picked up our bicycles and a map of the parklands. We rode to one extremity of the “river” and had a picnic lunch in a quiet spot…

Tuesday 4 June 2013 We started the day with a visit to El Mercado Central, which is a vast array of food stalls located in a vast and beautiful tiled building a few blocks away in the old city. The variety of goods on offer was bewildering. The seafood and the smallgoods were particularly impressive….

Monday 3 June 2013 It was with a tinge of sadness that we packed up and left our apartment in Barcelona. As a new working week began for the locals, we caught the metro to Sants Station and boarded a train to Valencia. As usual, our experience of RENFE was absolutely seamless. The trains have…