by
Ryan Clement
IT’S OFFICIAL! Coexistence of the old and the new can and does work. I already knew that, of course, but needed a title for the short series of blogs.
I HAVE HAD THE PLEASURE of visiting Rome many years ago but, unlike good friends, A. and S., not Athens where they visited just last month. That’s a must for me.
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I RETURNED from Valencia, Spain 🇪🇸, late last night (Tuesday, 7 October). I have nothing but praise for this beautiful city about which I shall be writing ✍🏾 over the next few blogs – not quite as I did about Kos.
I LANDED 🛬 in Valencia early Saturday morning in around 26 degrees. After having a Sangria 🍷at the hotel bar at 12:15, I headed for the beach 🏖️ by which time the temperature had risen significantly. It was perfect 👌🏾
VALENCIA is the birthplace of Paella, pronounced, ‘pah-AY-ya,’ and not how I used to pronounce it, ‘py-EL-a.’ 🤔
AS A FORMER SURVEYOR, I appreciate old and new architecture probably more than I might otherwise have done had I not had those professional roots. The coexistence of the old and new buildings and architecture in Valencia is in abundance, and it just works! They complement each other seamlessly and magnificently! Oh, what a joy to see! Without any hesitation, I compliment the complements. 🤗🤗🤗
TOMORROW, I shall write about a very special chalice that has its home in Valencia and which I had the pleasure of being within metres of and witness. See you then! 👋🏾
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