Never Retire: A Lively Spanish Neighborhood In Pictures

What gentrification looks like on the ground

Before moving to Valencia, we wondered how Spanish it would feel.

More than a few online accounts make it sound as if all you hear are people speaking English everywhere you go, particularly in the most popular parts of the city, such as the Russafa neighborhood where we’re staying and might end up living.

Don’t believe what you read online. Unless it’s from somebody with boots on the ground and a good attitude.

If I may say so myself, I have both. And, while I can’t claim to be an expert on this country or this city, I still see and hear what’s happening around me.

More on what I am experiencing in a minute in a few more words and some pictures.

But first—

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