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Valencia (Communitat Valenciana)
19th & 20th October 2011 - page 1 of 2
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Three photographs taken in the evenings at different
beaches in or near Valencia
- the first two are at the Sol Playa, a very lengthy and well-planned
promenade
with numerous cafés and restaurants along its length
(as well as a magnificent wide and sandy beach)
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All the remaining photographs in this and the next
page were taken at the
"City of Arts and Sciences" ("Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias")
L'Umbracle (Landscaped walk with sculptures, under which is a large
car park) at left,
El Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia (Opera House) in distance,
L'Hemisfèric (Planetarium) in middle distance
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L'Àgora (a covered plaza in which
concerts and sporting events are held)
- to the left is a stairway leading to an upper floor of
El Museu de les Ciències Príncipe Felipe (an interactive
science museum)
- to the right, one of the pillars of El Puente de l'Assut de
l'Or,
a bridge over the old river-bed, in which the whole complex is
located.
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A part ofEl Museu de les Ciències
Príncipe Felipe (the interactive science museum)
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L'Umbracle on left, El Museu de les
Ciències Príncipe Felipe on right,
El Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia in distance,
L'Hemisfèric in middle distance
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L'Àgora with
the domed aviary in L'Oceanogràfic to the right;
L'Oceanogràfic is an an open-air oceanographic park, with numerous
outdoor and indoor exhibits.
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L'Oceanogràfic has exhibits featuring
the six oceans and various different habitats.
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The next two photographs were taken inside the domed
aviary,
designed to represent Humid areas.
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Bill takes a few minutes rest!
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In one of the large underground ocean aquariums
in L'Oceanogràfic
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A shark swims alongside visitors in the walk-through
tunnel
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Valencia (Communitat Valenciana)
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