Roaming

Valencia

The old city gate
No longer marks
An entrance portal
Instead
It is a sentry
In a roundabout
Still kept
A cross intact
Warding off
Evil

The Cathedral steeple
Rises above
Midday traffic noise
Ask not
For whom
The bell tolls the hour
Belief
Still
In your
Power

By Simone Beatrice Naik Noemdoe, May 18, 2011

My love affair with this city continues even after stubbing my toe on one of the granite blocks on the sidewalk! One has to appreciate a city that is alive at noon and midnight. Where you feel safe to enjoy a stroll in the park and appreciate orange blossoms and lively fountains, cyclists and the buzzing energy of the restoration of old buildings side-by-side with the development of new homes.