On Saturday, we went to a shoe factory with an outlet store in Elche called “Salvador Artesano”. The shoe factory is located in an industrial park area of the city.  The entrance to the factory is unassuming  and it did not look like a large factory.

The inside of the outlet area of the factory is massive. We could see shoes, boots, and purses for the whole length of the factory building.   Shelley enjoyed walking around the displays looking at the vast assortment of shoes.

There were two levels to the shoe factory. The lower level had new shoes, boots, and handbags. The second level had discounted shoes and older model shoes.

We looked at the factory outlet section for about an hour before heading to the cash.

Once we paid for our shoes we headed out of the factory outlet.

Unfortunately, the factory floor was not working on Saturday. We looked at the factory section through some glass windows. It was interesting to note that the majority of the shoes being made are still done mostly by hand.

Once we got home Shelley tried on her new shoes. It was a great day and lots of fun .

“adios y que tenga un gran dia”

 

 

We  stopped into city hall in Valencia which is a beautiful large building. There was police security at the entrance and we were required to go through security before entering into city hall. Once we were through security we were free to roam the corridors in the public areas of City hall.

The main staircase of city hall is made with marble and is very beautiful and impressive. When we looked at the staircase you could see marble railings,  marble stairs and above the landing area, there is a large stained glass ceiling which allowed defused light into the area.

The ceiling above the central staircase contains a beautiful stained glass ceiling.

We climbed the staircase to the second floor and to our left there was a large banquet style room. We went into the room and saw some large chandeliers and a beautiful painted ceiling.

The banquet room was over two storeys high with ornate decorations.

There was a section of city hall dedicated as the historic municipal museum.

We checked out the museum area. There were numerous artifacts and historic items from the Valencia municipality on display.

We went into a room which had large paintings on the wall.

We then entered another room which was quite spectacular. On display were religious articles and an ancient book which was on display behind a glass containment.

In the centre of the room was also an area that contained a glass floor. We could see the floor area below.

After we toured the interior of city hall we headed out to the second floor balcony.

The view from the balcony was beautiful, it provided a complete view of the square. Check it out.

https://youtu.be/JPyNiQOM5b0

On our way out of city hall we stopped on the stair landing and watched as a police officer help a tourist family. He took a photo of the group and made sure they were all staged just right for the perfect picture. He was extremely helpful, friendly and it was a nice way to end our tour of city hall.

“adios y que tenga un gran día”

We decided to spend a day at the Oceanography in Valencia. We headed out and took a taxi to the Oceanography. When we arrived at the Oceanography the place was busy with lots of children on school excursions.  We bought our tickets and headed into the oceanography park grounds.

The facilities were impressive and very well-organized and the park is very large.  There are over 500 different marine species in the Oceanography. We walked through the park which is divided into sections representing an area of the oceans or seas in the world.

Our first stop was at the arctic area which is housed indoors below grade. The temperature was nice and cool which was a nice break from the heat of the day. Inside the complex we saw some penguins, sea lions and seals and a beluga whale.

We walked our way around the grounds checking out each exhibit. There was a marshland exhibit which had flamingos and crocodiles.

Next we came to the Butterfly House called “Marioposario”. We went in and checked out the different breeds of butterflies. One in particular was a beautiful blue winged larger butterfly.

We then headed to the next exhibit which was housed underground. There was a large body of water which had glass walls around it and a glass tunnel which we could walk through.

It was neat to see the fish swimming around you as if you were underwater.

There was a large assortment of fish including sharks, manta rays, eels and lots of different types of fish.

In a another section there was an area with some unique looking creatures including seahorses and jellyfish.

There was a section designed with an underwater tower that is on two levels. According to the Oceanography it represents the most emblematic ecosystems in the world.

We traveled the full length of the larger tunnel admiring the unique species of fish.

We saw some amazing sea creatures and fish. There were sharks,  manta rays and much more. We did up a video with some of the spectacular things we saw.

https://youtu.be/2WRWw32_IaQ

A great place to visit and we are very glad we spent the day exploring this wonderful attraction.

“adios y que tenga un gran días”