Eating lunch...
The first number we called was the lady, and she was at work. So she told us to call the other number and we left a message. Then we climbed towards the top of the mountain and wandered around in the wilderness outside of the castle. There were pine trees, cacti, and normal trees… all in the same location. It was interesting.
Then after sitting on a big rock and looking some more at the sea/mountains we received a call back from our friends. They told us they were eating lunch and would meet us down the mountain in an hour or so…
Chillin on the side of the mountain...
So we took our time and climbed our way down and found a place to warm up. It was a neat little restaurant that was rail road themed, and I was finally able to get some real chocolate con churros! : )
Chocolate con churros.
Then our friends called us again and said they’d meet us in the restaurant. So they get there, and the person that met us was the daughter of the couple we met in Almansa, and her friend/boyfriend?
The first thing she said to us was, “So…how exactly do you know my father?” lol. So we explained the story of the castle…. They were both super cool, and wanted to know everything about our home states and schooling and various other tidbits of information. She is only a couple of years older than us, so that was cool.
After chillin in the restaurant for awhile, we went back up the mountain to the castle. They gave us a tour of it, and then a tour of the rest of the town too. It was really fun hanging out with her, and we hope to return to spend more time with our random Sagunto family in the near future.
The castle.
Our Sagunto friends.
The coolest Spanish chick I know...
Random Note: Brian Doudna has told us that he plans to return to Valencia to teach English and live here for 10+ years. Eve and I have every intention of visiting him… he has said we can stay with him and that he will “cook us sandwhiches”? fo free. Anyways…. So we really want Brian to live in Sagunto. Mountains, and the Sea , and depending on where he lives he could potentially have a castle in his backyard. So, our current project is to make Brian fall in love with Sagunto… we need to formulate a plan of attack though... TBD.
This weekend was freezing in Valencia, and for a good portion of it raining. On Saturday I went with las chicas to the Ceramics Museum. Muy guay! Saw some pretty sweet stuff. Then we wandered around the old part of the city for awhile and then I had to go home a cook dinner since our madre went to the country for the day. After la cena, Anne and I went to the City of Arts and Sciences for the MTV Winter Valencia concert. It was Arctic Monkeys and some other bands. Let’s just say it was really crazy. The best way to describe it: “Halloween on drugs.” It was not really our scene, so after about one song or so we peaced out.
Then Sunday I woke up with a sore throat, so Anne and I went to OpenCor <3!!! My favorite place ever. I bought some mint tea to soothe my throat and a book- “Querido John” otherwise known as “Dear John” which is/has been made into a movie. (I really don’t know what’s playing anymore- it’s so hard to keep up with that kind of thing here.) I guess they can tell I’m a regular at OpenCor now though, because they gave me a card and with 10 visits I can get a free something or other, plus 3E off of my next purchase. Just one of the many reasons I love OpenCor!
Then after comida, Anne and I met up with Eve and we went down to the port. We saw some of the fancy yachts and watched some of the races on this screen- (if you want to watch it for real you have to be super rich apparently). But it was still cool.
The port.
The locals here don’t really like the America’s Cup… but then if the government took away my money to finish the metro system in order to build a fancier port I guess I probably wouldn’t like it too much either.
Then we took what’s finished of the metro to the other side of the city. Bought some crepes and then bought each other Valentine’s Day suckers and then returned home in the unbearable cold. (This is definitely the coldest it’s been here yet for us, inside or out. And probably why I’m getting sick now…)
Us with our Valentine's Day suckers!
I cannot wait till it warms up here.
Final note: As I have been sitting here at my desk typing this I have seen yet more fireworks. This is the second night in a row. People just shoot them off all the time. I’m trying to grasp what it’s going to be like for Las Fallas- things blowing up. Fire everywhere. Fireworks at all hours of the night. I think it’s going to be one of those things I can’t fully comprehend until I see it with my own eyes. Eve’s intercambio told her that we are going to have to stay out all night and then come back home in the morning, eat breakfast, sleep for a couple of hours and then go out again. I can’t help but think that I need to start stocking up on sleep now. I don’t think I can function for a whole week like that… we’ll see. I have a month… but time seems to go by quicker every day here.
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