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València, Spain 7

Our flight was in the early afternoon of Day 7, so we had time enough for breakfast and last minute shopping in the morning. We visited Horno Lourdes, a local bakery near the hotel. I had a slice of Torta de Nueces, a traditional Valencian walnut cake, and J did two empanadas (I don't know what fillings he chose). We also ordered drinks (chamomile tea for me, black tea for J, fresh orange juice for us), secured two high chairs and a part of the counter table in the back of the bakery, and enjoyed breakfast like locals. My walnut cake was very nice! Then, we explored the Central Market one more time to find anything we would like to take home with us... Tiger nuts! Since we loved unsweetened Horchata, I thought if we bought some tiger nuts, we could make our own Horchata. Alternatively, we found cartons of unsweetened Horchata in the market. We bought two cartons. I think it was wiser. I picked up a Magdalena Calabaza for breakfast of the next day. Magdalenas are traditional Spanish...

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