Happy Halloween

Wonders of the World

Our goal is to see the 8 Wonders of the World, which include the 1 remaining Ancient Wonder of the World and the 7 New Wonders of the World (http://www.new7wonders.com/). 

After visiting the Colosseum, we have now been to 4 of the 8:
1. Machu Picchu, Peru - May 11, 2007
2. Great Pyramid of Giza, Egypt - March 15, 2009
3. Petra, Jordan - April 4, 2012 
4. Colosseum, Italy - October 16, 2012

Remaining Wonders to Visit:
Chichen Itza, Mexico
Taj Mahal, India
Christ Redeemer, Brazil
Great Wall, China


Colosseum, Italy - October 16, 2012:













































Petra - April 4, 2012 (view from the High Place of Sacrifice):


Petra - April 4, 2012 (The Monastery):
 

Petra - April 4, 2012 (The Treasury):


Great Pyramid of Giza, Egypt - March 15, 2009:


Machu Picchu, Peru - May 11, 2007:

Spanish Meal Times

Daniel finally adjusted to the meal schedule taught to him by his colleagues at the Polytechnic University of Valencia.  The typical daily schedule was:

8-9 AM Breakfast

11 AM Coffee/Snack

2 PM Lunch

5-6 PM Snack

9-11 PM Dinner

Part of a tapas dinner at Tapas Pambori:

Daniel's Apartment in Valencia

Daniel had a nice two-bedroom apartment on the third floor of the building at 12 San Francisco de Borja during his stay in Valencia with a small balconey that opened to the street below.

Valencia, Spain

Daniel spent the past month in Valencia, Spain with a fellowship from the European Union at the Polytechnic University of Valencia as part of the Transatlantic Partnership for Excellence in Engineering.  The next series of blog posts will contain information from his trip.  I hope you enjoy them.  He also made a weekend trip to Porto, Portugal and went to Rome and Barcelona when I joined him for the last week.

The City of Arts and Sciences:






Torres de Serranos (Serrano Towers - gate of the medieval city wall):


Beautiful city street:


Central Market: