Saturday morning we packed and had a late breakfast before making the drive to Valencia. It took about 4 hours to get to Valencia, and by the time we got there and were checked into the hotel we had missed the Formula 1 qualifiers.
We decided to stay in near the race headquarters and check out the activities. Every year Valencia sets up a "Beach Park" as extra entertainment for the Grand Prix weekend. There are different booths offering free swag, two go-kart tracks, and several tapas bars. There are also several stores near the area selling race merchandise. We spent some time walking around and bought some Ferrari team gear.
In addition to the Beach Park, the Valencia Street Circuit (and I would guess most of the F1 circuits) offers several "open door" sessions, meaning that they open the track to the public and let you walk through part of the track, look at the pits, and take photos. We took advantage of this opportunity, it was very cool to say the least, and then headed back to the Beach Park for dinner and drinks. Valencia was packed with people there to see the race, making it quite different from our visit a few days before.
We didn't stay out too late because we wanted to make sure we could get up early the next day for the big race.
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