The Manchester Diaries: This Stunning Architectural Blend

I'm completely astonished by the textures and colours of Manchester. Kind of a blend of rough red brick and light blue cristal. I'm utterly grateful for the opportunity I have been given to experience the city under the sun, despite the intense cold weather, so I'm trying to make the best of it and catch the most of what I'm seeing. Feel like I could spend ages wandering around these streets which, indeed, are full of a weird poetry. Seems they were derelict land despite of being full of people.

The Hilton from Deansgate Quay

The Hilton Hotel, Deansgate

The Great Northern, Deansgate

The Hilton Tower

The Great Northern

The Great Northern

The Hilton from The Great Northern stairs

More Great Northern (extra large leisure centre, as u can notice)

Deansgate St.

John Rylands Library

The Centurion House (Offices)

Arndale Shopping Centre (sorry, but there's a three storey Topshop store ;)

St. Ann's Square

Time to say goodbye is coming...

And I have been living in such an intense, sparkling way, that I haven't even noticed that time was flying by, that I haven't posted a photo since one month ago more less. I think the reason is that I have been sharing them with people who have lived all that stuff with me, so I've made use of other means of communication.
Anyway, I've enjoyed what can properly be called an absolutely wonderful mild summer during the last three weeks. Everything in the neighbourhood is bright from dawn till dusk: everyday I make my way to the University through sweet smelling streets full of lustily flourished trees...and I just don´t want to forget that smell. Never. Like a blend of honey and orange tree flower. It's the smell of the way I have felt during my complete stay here.

More sights of Valencia

Sight of El Carmen neighbourhood

Sight of El Carmen neighbourhood

Sight of the El Carmen church tower

A picture in the restaurant Canela, where we were having a super nice lunch!!

San Valero church at Ruzafa neighbourhood

Easter has passed by without noticing, and I cannot tell what have I exactly been doing. I suppose that kind of feeling is the one you have when you are learning to live in a new place, and not only visiting it. Anyway, I have had the time to come back to places where I had already been, and also to know some new areas of the city, as El Carmen (with the exceptional guidance and hospitality of Beatriz, my host here), including a visit to the IVAM where an exhibition of contemporary aboriginal art was being held!! 

I inmediately remembered Liz (my Australian English teacher): if she'd have been there not only she'd have loved it, but also she'd probably have been able to explain all that stuff to us!!
Here you have some pics. I hope you'll like them!!  

Outdated colors

Valencia Town Hall Square

Valencia Town Hall  Square at night

Detail of the square with the Post Office building

City Hall building

Post Office building

Last sunday I went to the film library again (although this time on my own) to see Nicholas Ray's film Johnny Guitar. It seems that I was in the mood of seeing everything through the eyes of a person born many years before I actually was, as you can appreciate if you look to the photos I took before and after the film...Don't you see the colors of another age? As if I had been in Valencia in the mid sixties or so. Or maybe is just my mind. Anyway, as I told a good friend a couple of days ago, I came back home with an amazing feeling of suprareality...

PS: This post is dedicated to my friend and work colleague Xelu, the owner of the idea of taking the pics from the top floor of the film library building. I have just put the technical requirements needed to perform it. Hope we have many more classic film sessions to enjoy together before I go!!

Ruzafa Market

Yesterday I bought a pistache green shopping cart and reached out to Ruzafa Market to buy some groceries...Here you have my new neighbourhood!!

Sights from Valencia

Cathedral

Colon's Market

Detail of the pediment of Colon's Market

Xativa Train Station

Bullring

Somewhere in the old town

Central Market

Angel Custodio Bridge

I've been so busy this week that I haven't even had the time to select and edit some of the photos I took last weekend.  Today I woke up feeling too exhausted to do any more tourism, so I decided to go back to the images and places I was in. In doing this, I reelaborate my memories and always reach out a new flavor from every experience. Now I'd like to share with you some of my most beautiful sights from Valencia. I hope you'd also enjoy them.