At the moment we are working hard to make sure that once again we will be able to offer you 3 great wines.

We very much liked the idea that Chef Mike of The Ginger Loft tried to match tapas with the wines, but several comments have reached our ears that regarding the quantity of the food your expectations were a bit higher.

We therefore have decided that The Ginger Loft is going to try to make the 3 tapas somewhat more substantial than last time.

As you will notice, we have adjusted the time a little too. We will keep reservations until 20:30hr and cannot let people join the event after 21:00hr.

The rest will stay the same: € 10 for 3 glasses of quality wine and 3 tapas. So please join us in celebration of fantastic wine from the Comunidad Valenciana on Wednesday, October 21 from 19:30 – 21:30hr for the 2nd Vino Valencia event at The Ginger Loft!

To reserve your spot(s), please click here to register.

On 18th and 25th June at 11 p.m. the Valencian Institute of Modern Art (IVAM) will be welcoming two great musical acts.

On 18th June, the pianist Lluís Coloma will be showing his skill in Blues and Boogie Woogie. Coloma, named best Blues musician on various occasions in national and international competitions, displays energy and originality. Then on Thursday 25th June, Raíles Blues Band & Janine Johnson will be giving a concert that marks the end of the IVAM Blues Festival 2009.

IVAM
C/ Guillem de Castro, 118
Tef. 963863000
Fax. 963921094

www.ivam.es

Here’s our list by days of the week with the district in Bold, followed by the streets.

Monday to Friday

PLAZA DE LA MERCED
Plaza de la Merced, Cedaceros Valencia

GREGORIO GEA
Gregorio Gea y Beltrán Báguena 46009 (Valencia)

Monday

CENTRAL
Palafox, En Gay, Calabazas, Plaza del Mercado (Valencia)

RUZAFA
Barón de Cortes, Padre Perera, Dr. Serrano, Carlos Cervera, Cura Femenía y dels Tomasos (Valencia)

ALGIRÓS
Actor Llorens, Rugat, Puebla de Farnals, Luis Milán and Plaza San Felipe Neri (Valencia)

Tuesday

SAN PEDRO NOLASCO
Alamazora, San Juan de la Cruz, Milagrosa, Nador, Zeluán y Ministro Luis Mayans (Valencia)

JERUSALÉN-PELAYO
Convento Jerusalén, Julio Antonio, Ermita, Estrella, San Vicente, Gran Vía Ramón y Cajal, Matemático Marzal (Valencia)

NAZARET
Alta de la mar (Valencia)

Wednesday

MOSÉN SORELL
Plaza Mosén Sorell Valencia

CASTILLA- AVDA. DEL CID
José Maestre, Ángel del Alcázar, Músico Ayllón, Miguel Paredes, Llombay, Plaza Mercado (Valencia)

GRAO
Abastos, Santo Cristo del Grao (Valencia)

BENIMAMET
Onda, Carpintero, Alborache (Valencia)

Thursday

CABANYAL
Justo Vilar, Marino Sirera, Vicente Brull, Av. Mediterráneo, Plaza Cruz del Canyamelar, Rosario, Martí Grajales (Valencia)

TORREFIEL
Alemany, Monte Carmelo, Libreo Esclapes, Jacomart, Músico Espí y Santo Domingo Savio (Valencia)

Friday
MALVARROSA
Berenguer de Montoliu, Lanzarote (Valencia)

BENIMACLET
Rafael Tramoyeres, Juan Giner (Valencia)

CASTELLAR
Escultor Federico Siurana, Aurora (Valencia)

Saturday
BENICALAP-LA PARRETA
Miguel Servet, P.F. Casanova Benlloch, Sierra Martes, Mirasol, Tenor Lauri Volpi (Valencia)

JESÚS-PATRAIX
Beato Nicolás Factor (Valencia)

PINEDO
Plaza Manuel Sigüenza, Mosén Cuenca (Valencia)

Sundays and official holidays
PLAZA REDONDA
Plaza Redonda

SPECIALIST SHOPS AND DELICATESSENS
All over town you will find excellent delis and ham shops - our selection of the best soon.

SUPERMARKETS AND HYPERMARKETS
In nearly very barrio of the city and the towns around you’ll find a branch of Mercadona, the Valencian supermarket chain, most have been radically modernised over the past few months and are great Value.

Then there are branches of Caprábo (Catalunian) Consum, Charter, Eroski -all good in their own way. The ever dominant El Corte Ingles is opening Supercor all over the place, late night store open every day of the year.

The Hypermarket scene is dominated by Carrefour and Al Campo.

Most branches of El Corte Ingles offer a supermarket - we list the ones with below:

BONAIRE PARQUE COMERCIAL Y DE OCIO
Al Campo (Auchan in France) dominates this one.
Ctra. N- III Km. 345 (exit 345 Aldaia-Torrent), 46960 Aldaia (Valencia)
Phone 34 96 157 92 24
Fax 34 96 192 10 83
www.bonaire.es
gerencia@bonaire.es

CENTRO COMERCIAL ADEMUZ
A multi floor supermarket of everything!
Avda. Pío XII, 51, 46015 Valencia
Phone 34 963 469 000
Fax 34 963 484 448
www.elcorteingles.es
c.c.ademuz@elcorteingles.es

CENTRO COMERCIAL EL SALER
Carrefour
By the City of Arts and Sciences
Autopista de El Saler, 16, 46013 Valencia
Phone 34 963 957 012
Fax 34 963 742 906
http://www.elsaler.com
ccelsaler@infonegocio.com

CENTRO COMERCIAL GRAN TURIA
Carrefour
Plaza Europa, s/n, 46950 Xirivella (Valencia)
Phone 34 963 503 222
Fax 34 963 503 557
http://www.granturia.com
info@granturia.com

CENTRO COMERCIAL LAS AMÉRICAS
Av. País Valencià, 182, 46900 Torrent (Valencia)
Phone 34 961 566 671

CENTRO COMERCIAL NUEVO CENTRO
Mercadona, the supermarket.
Avda. Pío XII, 2, 4 y 6, 46009 Valencia
Phone 34 963 471 642
Fax 34 963 476 061
www.nuevocentro.es
admin@nuevocentro.es

EL CORTE INGLÉS-HOGAR
Supermarket in the basement
Colón, 27, 46004 Valencia
Phone 34 963 159 500
Fax 34 963 513 475
www.elcorteingles.es
servicio_clientes@elcorteingles.es

EL CORTE INGLÉS-MODA
Supermarket in the basement
Pintor Sorolla, 26, 46002 Valencia
Phone 34 963 159 500
Fax 34 963 513 475
www.elcorteingles.es
servicio_clientes@elcorteingles.es

EL CORTE INGLÉS
Supermarket in the basement
Pintor Maella, 37 (Avda. de Francia), 46028 Valencia
Phone 34 963 350 500
Fax 34 963 350 547
www.elcorteingles.es
servicio_clientes@elcorteingles.es

EL CORTE INGLÉS-ADEMUZ
Supermarket in the basement
Pío XII, 51, 46015 Valencia
Phone 34 963 469 000

EL OSITO, PARQUE COMERCIAL Y DE OCIO
Carrefour
Autovía Valencia-Liria, Exits 12 or 13, 46183 L’Eliana (Valencia)
Phone 34 962 750 695
Fax 34 962 750 695
elosito@teleline.es

We offer a selection of classic and modern tapas styled dishes, using many International flavours, especially regional Asia. These can be accompanied with some wonderful Valencian Community wines.

For afternoon cafe-time we have homemade cakes, tarts and desserts to enjoy with your Oxfam Fairtrade coffee and a full service bar with premium spirits is always available.

In the evenings things are livened up with a great list of classic and original cocktails, wines, beers, cava and premium spirits. For those looking to eat, a full menu is always available until closing.

THE GINGER LOFT
Calle Vitoria, Valencia
Off C/San Vicente Martir between Plaza Ayuntamiento and Plaza de la Reina.
Tef. 963 523 243

Open Monday-Saturday from 14:00 until 01.00am, and Sunday 12.30pm - 00.30am (we close the last Tuesday of each month).

www.thegingerloft.com

America’s Cup Latest:

Sorry Folks, it ain’t gonna happen.
The reason I have been slow in putting pen to paper (ok, finger to key-board) recently is an increasing awareness that, notwithstanding two major and costly defeats in court, Ernesto Bertarelli’s ego is so huge, he just cannot accept defeat. The result of this is that, in spite of Golden Gate Yacht Club’s (BMW Oracle’s home club) offer to bury the hatchet and agree to a conventional America’s Cup series in Valencia next year, Société Nautique de Genève (Team Alinghi’s home club) have instead accepted the alternative of a head-to-head ‘Deed of Gift’ match in 90 foot multi-hulls at a venue to be decided.

SNG statement: issued yesterday (23 April), said:

“At a meeting today in Geneva, the America’s Cup defending yacht club, Société Nautique de Genève (SNG), confirmed that it accepts the Golden Gate Yacht Club’s (GGYC) challenge for the 33rd America’s Cup and informed representatives of the American yacht club that its team, Alinghi, will be ready to race their 90×90ft boat (as stated in the GGYC Notice of Challenge) in 2010.

SNG expressed its willingness for the challenger selection to be open to other teams and has encouraged GGYC to do so by offering them more time for teams to prepare if necessary. It was also stated that the SNG would be flexible and ready to discuss other terms of the 33rd America’s Cup such as race format, venue or calendar.”

Now, much as I look forward to the spectacle of two giant multi-hulls (catamarans or trimarans…or one of each) hurtling towards one another at 50 knots plus in a winner-takes- all ‘grudge match’, the idea that this should be the way forward to future America’s Cup contests is just plain stupid. For a start, once one of these two giants has crossed ahead of the other…game over, bar some unfortunate accident. These ‘boats’ are just so fast that, unlike Formula One where a great start can often be undone, the leading boat can just sail away and…well, where’s the sport in watching that?

The idea that the (alleged) eighteen other teams, waiting in the wings for the outcome of this conflict, would now willingly commit themselves and their sponsors (!) to the design, build and trial of these multi-hulled monsters really beggars belief. These teams have been willing to toe the party line thus far in the vain hope that they would get at least a year’s worth of low-cost sailing in the existing armada of AC yachts. GGYC (BMW Oracle) had already stated that, if

they won the case, they would be happy for the 33rd AC Challenge to carry on in the existing boats provided that SNG (Alinghi) accepted some modest amendments to the rules that SNG had instigated.

GGYC statement: Valencia, Spain, 23 April 2009 – “A delegation from the Golden Gate Yacht Club and its team, BMW ORACLE Racing, met in Geneva today with representatives of SNG/Alinghi. GGYC’s clear and straight-forward proposals for a fully competitive, conventional America’s Cup in monohulls were rejected by SNG, who insisted on a regatta in large multihulls under the Deed of Gift (“DoG”). SNG asserted that the Deed of Gift match with GGYC would take place in May 2010. This is in defiance of the recent decision and orders of the New York courts that the DoG match take place in February 2010.

GGYC has asked SNG to put their position in writing, and hopes to have another meeting with SNG soon to clarify issues related to the DoG match. GGYC is disappointed that SNG categorically rejected our proposals for a conventional regatta. GGYC will continue to negotiate in good faith as Challenger of Record to put the America’s Cup back on the water as soon as possible.”

The question of dates is important. The New York Supreme Court ruled that racing should take place within ten months of judgement, which means by the end of February 2010. If the two teams don’t like the idea of racing in cooler European waters at that time of year, they could always be sure of a warm welcome in New Zealand, where Alinghi first won the trophy back in February 2003.

Bertarelli’s Big Problem

Bertarelli’s big problem, and it really is the gorilla in the room, is that almost everyone who has any true feelings for the Americas Cup, feels that BMW Oracle were right to challenge the CNEV decision. Even most of those who have backed Alinghi throughout must have been secretly relieved that a potential take-over of the Americas Cup tradition seemed to have been averted. Whether because they needed sponsorship for their teams or because it affected their livelihood being on the sidelines waiting for a ruling, it was in their interests to be nice to the Defender and to avoid upsetting him on any of the points which were dear to his heart. This conduct will have given Bertarelli a distorted view of the situation.

The Supreme Court decision gave GGYC and Larry Ellison the moral high ground. If they agreed to a modified set of rules for the next series (which they did), the Deed of Gift match would be forgotten (which it hasn’t), a proper series could get under way and Ellison would be the sailor’s champion. If he had disagreed and the Deed of Gift match went ahead then, win or lose, Bertarelli would still be seen as the megalomaniac who wanted to control every aspect of the Americas Cup.

The result of that could be a situation where everyone loses interest in the Cup and that would be very sad.

Mr Bertarelli has probably had so much advice, both paid for and volunteered (I’m not sure which is more suspect), that he is no longer sure which way is up. It is not possible to offer comment as a disinterested party because that very admission should exclude one from the right to comment. For what it is worth, those of us who value the integrity of the Americas Cup deed of gift, whilst acknowledging its shortcomings, firmly believe that a series of some sort needs to be raced by July 2010 latest. There are many reasons for this, not least of which is the ever-growing lack of interest in the event. Yes, any marketing expert will say this interest can be rapidly revived. All I would say to such an ‘expert’ is: put your money where your mouth is – if you can create a global TV audience of 500M by some agreed date during the next series, you get paid. If not – you don’t. I don’t think we’ll see too many realistic offers on those terms.

No, Mr Bertarelli is not about to take any more advice, so the best we can do is to ask him:

1. What does he hope to achieve by pursuing a path that seems likely to result in the demise of sports longest-running trophy event?
2. How does he feel about the hundreds of families of professional sailors whose lives have been blighted by the three-year stalemate that his actions will cause?
3. If he could rewind to 7 July 2007 when, as two-times winner of the America’s Cup, the world was at his feet, what would he do differently?

If Mr Bertarelli, in quiet contemplation with his own conscience, can answer all three questions openly and truthfully, then we might just be permitted to witness a sea-change in the man whose single-mindedness and determination are legendary.

Valencia’s airport has flight connections to about 15 European countries and 5.7 million passengers passed through the airport in 2008. The airport has one terminal and two runways and a helipad at the southwestern end.

Valencia airport is situated on the A3 highway which connects Valencia with Madrid, as well as being close to the A7, to Barcelona and into France. It is also well served by public transport. It is connected to Valencia by a regular bus line (MetroBus) which takes 45 minutes, while the shuttle service (Aerobus) to city centre takes only 20 minutes. The metro network (lines 3 and 5) also connect the airport to the city center (15 minutes), the Railway Station and the Port (fare: € 1,90, winter 2009).

A new regional terminal, expanded car parking facilities and apron area were constructed for the 2007 America’s Cup. The runway has been also lengthened by 500m.

Airlines and destinations

In addition to those listed below, there are several charter flights during the summer from various European countries.

• Air Berlin (Palma de Mallorca)
• Air Europa (Palma de Mallorca, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Tenerife-South)
• Alitalia (Rome-Fiumicino)
• Blue Air (Arad, Bacău, Bucharest-Băneasa)
• Clickair (Bucharest-Otopeni, Malta, Milan-Malpensa, Paris-Orly, Rome-Fiumicino)
• Delta Air Lines (New York-JFK)
• easyJet (Bristol, London-Gatwick)
• Flybaboo (Geneva)
• Iberia (Madrid)
• Lufthansa (Frankfurt) [ends 28 June]
• Norwegian Air Shuttle (Rygge) [begins 28 June]
• Ryanair (Bologna, Brussels-Charleroi, Cagliari, Dublin, East Midlands, Hahn, London-Stansted, Madrid, Milan-Bergamo, Pisa, Rome-Ciampino, Weeze)
• Smart Wings (Prague [resumes 11 June])
• Spanair (Barcelona, Lanzarote, Madrid, Munich, Tenerife-South)
• Swiss International Air Lines (Zürich)
• TAROM (Bucharest-Otopeni)
• Transavia (Amsterdam)
• TUIfly (Cologne/Bonn, Memmingen, Stuttgart)
• Vueling Airlines (Amsterdam, Brussels, Ibiza [begins 12 June], Seville)
• Wizz Air (Bucharest-Băneasa, Cluj-Napoca, Sofia, Timişoara)

Valencia Airport
Carretera del Aeropuerto s/n
E-46940 Manises
Valencia
España

Telephone: +34 961 598 500
Fax: +34 961 598 510

Email: vlc_informacion@aena.es
Website Valencia Airport

The building was designed in 1991 and construction began in 1996. It is over 41,000 square meters in area and resembles the prehistoric-skeleton of a whale. The building is three stories high and is surrounded by clear blue swimming pools. The side of the swimming pool provides a long slow walk. Each one of the three floors provides an area of 8,000 meters square dedicated to the exhibitions.

The sunken garden extends underneath the walkway to connect the museum to the administrative buildings while the symmetrical ends of the building are braced firmly by triangulated structures which are also the entrances. It is truly an awesome building.

Everything in the museum is graphically displayed: recent exhibitions have included subjects as diverse as spy science, climate change, the human body and biometrics.

Prince Felipe Museum of Science (The City of Arts and Sciences)

Address: Autopista del Saler 5, Valencia 46013.
Phone: +34 902 100 031

Web: www.cac.es

Throughout the 19th century botany classes were held and the acclimatization of plants of agricultural interest was studied. During the 20th century, the Botanists underwent a long period of abandonment until, in 1987, the University of Valencia initiated a process of integral restoration that concluded in the 2000.

At the moment the Garden dedicates its investigation to the knowledge of the vegetal diversity, the conservation of the species rare, endemic or threatened Mediterranean flora and the conservation of the natural habitats. In addition, it has an exhaustive educative and cultural programme. It now house an important collection with about three thousand species of trees and plants, specially the palm and the cactus.

El Jardín Botánico
Address: Calle Quart 80, Valencia 46008.
www.jardibotanic.org

The building started in 1546 in the South cloister, following the plans of Juan de Vidaña and Alonso de Covarrubias. Shortly after the death of their founder, in 1550, the works practically became paralyzed. They were not started again until 1570, and were fully under the influence of the “Evangelistas de El Escorial”.

It was sold after confiscation and was on the verge of being demolished, but was presented it to the city council. In 1856 it was destined to be an asylum, and from 1859 to the mid 20th century, it served as a jail, this was followed by a period of abandonment. Today, rehabilitated to full splender, it contains the Valencian Library.

The church emphasizes a Renaissance facade-altarpiece, framed by two towers. The architecture has to be seen to be appreciated.

Monasterio de San Miguel de los Reyes
Address: Av. Constitución 284, 46019 Valencia.
Telf: 96 387 40 00
http://bv.gva.es