With some reprieve from work this week I had time to lounge around, have coffee, work out and then dedicate just a small amount of time to actually being productive. In the afternoon I just went for a stroll around town. I ended up walking down one of the main shopping streets in Valencia. It was interesting to see all the stories gearing up for Christmas shopping. A lot of them already had their holiday decorations up. I even saw some advertising “Black Friday” sales which caught me off guard since there’s obviously no Thanksgiving in Spain. Swung back home briefly and then met some folks at Taberna Jamon Jamon for dinner. It’s a good place with a pleasant interior that specializes in… you guessed it; ham. Afterwards I headed over to Saint Martin’s for yet more birthday celebrations for another member of our group. I even managed to call it a relatively early evening as well.