Valencia

Today was a day of getting acclimatised. After a good sleep, I wondered out to explore my surrounds. I discovered I am staying bout 50 metres from the cathedral where my Camino officially begins. I have worked out the direction I head to begin the walk but have seen no arrows or signs of pilgrimage.

This guy seemed happy in his bath watching the passers by. I notice he is cleaning his feet, though, perhaps he walked here to begin.

Valencia has an old walled centre as far as I can tell. The buildings are all 5 to 8 stories high and this central section is a maze of lanes and plazas. As I wandered I came across this march. It is a kind of holiday in Valencia today and I think these people were protesting the selling off of public assets.

Now there’s a cool bridge.

Here’s the road I will walk down to begin. Can anyone see an arrow?

I’ll include a few other shots to give a feel for this wonderful old town.

I guess it wouldn’t be Valencia without oranges.

That’s the front of the cathedral where I will begin walking.

Fountains of life.

Not a bad entrance tower.

I’ve spent a lot of the day trying to find an outdoor adventure shop to get some final pieces of gear.  No success because of the public holiday. I did manage to get a beautiful simple meal in a local cafe. What a privilege it is to be here.