An unrelated stream of hints, tips and observations sharing a common relationship with Valencia where I've just spent a country mouse visits town mouse type holiday.
Hip young guide writers refer to the city as VLC in order to save key strokes. Meanwhile grumpy, middle-aged guide readers have an extra syllable to cope with thanks to the 'abbreviation' being pronounced oo-vey-el-ly-thay.
If you have been lost many times whilst squinting at a map of the Greater VLC Metropolitan area, try turning the page over before the last day of your holiday where you may find a large street plan of the central area.
VLCN's do not sleep on their money, they drive it and wear it.
Aquarium bosses, try putting the signs prohibiting flash photography and sitting in the perspex tunnels, in another language other than English, VLCN and Spanish, preferably French. This may prevent hundreds of Frenchies taking flash photos of each other sitting in the tunnels.
At dinner, VLCN's can chew with their mouths closed.
If you have been trailing round the shops for 3 days building up a vast list of purchases you're going to make on your last day (ie doing everything in one fell swoop) then do ensure that it is not a public holiday to celebrate the Community of VLC day.
VLC's Opera House is even bigger than its equivalent in Sydney! However, its programme lets it down badly. This season starts with Parsifal by Wagner, whilst the home of Aussie culture boasts Wallabies v Koalas tag wrestling in mud.
There is a slideshow of VLC photos at the bottom of the blog at present or it can be viewed in Picasa by clicking the link.
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