http://www.alifeinvalencia.com Guide to Valencia Thu, 23 Jun 2011 07:13:33 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://www.alifeinvalencia.com/art-and-culture/bob-esponja-friends-loceanogrfic/ http://www.alifeinvalencia.com/art-and-culture/bob-esponja-friends-loceanogrfic/#comments Wed, 15 Dec 2010 08:23:42 +0000 Valencia Guide http://www.alifeinvalencia.com/bob-esponja-friends-at-loceanografic/ Come and see Bikini Bottom in all its seaweed glory. Plus, from December 24 to January 6 you can meet  Sponge Bob himself at the Oceanographic!
The whole area is amazingly constructed under water. This underwater aquarium holds 45,000 aquatic creatures of 500 species. These include invertebrates, reptiles, birds and fish. Visitors can see the deadly sharks swimming inches away from the protective glass panels. Penguins, sea lions, dolphins, beluga whales, walruses and many more aquatic species move freely in this gigantic aquarium. No aquarium would be complete without [...]]]> http://www.alifeinvalencia.com/art-and-culture/bob-esponja-friends-loceanogrfic/feed/ 0 http://www.alifeinvalencia.com/featured/photographic-exhibition-%e2%80%9cfirst-ladies-women-in-emergency-situations-%e2%80%9d/ http://www.alifeinvalencia.com/featured/photographic-exhibition-%e2%80%9cfirst-ladies-women-in-emergency-situations-%e2%80%9d/#comments Sat, 14 Aug 2010 11:48:02 +0000 Valencia Guide http://www.alifeinvalencia.com/photographic-exhibition-%e2%80%9cfirst-ladies-women-in-emergency-situations-%e2%80%9d/ The women are the first to suffer when the power of the army ruins a society. At the same time, they are powerful: they assure the survival of their family and assume the main sustenance tasks and refuge. For that reason, these women are our “First Ladies”.
Histories of these “First Ladies” have been picked up by three famous Dutch photographers in three contexts, women who have been affected by the war or the insecurity of it:
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There are different sections dedicated to a variety of subjects related to medicine including Paleo-medicine and traditional medicines from different countries such as Greece, China, and India. A separate hall in the Museo Historico-Medico is dedicated [...]]]> http://www.alifeinvalencia.com/art-and-culture/museums-art-and-culture/medical-history-museum/feed/ 0 http://www.alifeinvalencia.com/valencia-travel-guides/valencia-valencia-travel-guides/museum-of-natural-science/ http://www.alifeinvalencia.com/valencia-travel-guides/valencia-valencia-travel-guides/museum-of-natural-science/#comments Tue, 08 Jun 2010 12:14:14 +0000 Valencia Guide http://www.alifeinspain.com/?p=479 It’s not a very well known museum and therefore rarely crowded. So much so it doesn’t even have its own website!
It is a home to an enormous collection of ancient fossils and large dinosaur skeletons so the Museum of Natural Sciences appeals to all ages. With large and spacious exhibition halls, other museum attractions include informative displays about evolution, together with prehistoric information about the Valencia area.
Museum of Natural Science
Hours: Tuesday to [...]]]> http://www.alifeinvalencia.com/valencia-travel-guides/valencia-valencia-travel-guides/museum-of-natural-science/feed/ 0 http://www.alifeinvalencia.com/art-and-culture/oceanografico-aquarium/ http://www.alifeinvalencia.com/art-and-culture/oceanografico-aquarium/#comments Tue, 08 Jun 2010 10:13:00 +0000 Valencia Guide http://localhost/?p=16 Spread over an area of 100,000 m2, it is home to hundreds of marine water and fresh water aquatic species.
The whole area is amazingly constructed under water. This underwater aquarium holds 45,000 aquatic creatures of 500 species. These include invertebrates, reptiles, birds and fish. Visitors can see the deadly sharks swimming inches away from the protective glass panels. Penguins, sea lions, dolphins, beluga whales, walruses and many more aquatic species move freely in this gigantic aquarium. No aquarium would be complete without a dolphin show and Oceanografico has one of the [...]]]> http://www.alifeinvalencia.com/art-and-culture/oceanografico-aquarium/feed/ 0