To Valencia

We left around 9am to find our train at Barcelona-Sants for Valencia.
One man at a ticket booth couldn’t understand why we wanted the slow train. Short answer was that train reservations were pricey, and doubly so for First Class in France and Spain.

Spain, indeed, was not very Interrail friendly. As The Man in Seat 61 put things, our tickets have lost their convenience factor, because every Spanish long-distance train requires a reservation….and can only be booked at a Spanish station…

Anyway, we enjoyed a comfortable 5 hours, arriving in the lovely Valencia Estació del Nord for a short walk to our Casual València Vintage hotel.
A stylish spot to stay, with room for us to do a little hand washing before heading out.

The afternoon was warm, and we met our old volleyball pal Simon at the appropriately named Beer and Travels bar, before moving on for a fine tapas dinner, with Sarah joining us. A smashing evening 😎👍Read more