hola...
well, last night was the bullfight and it was an experience...did not know that they kill 6 bulls in one night and let alone kill the bull. i now understand completely why it has been banned in every other country, except spain. there was a spaniard sitting next to marci who kept offering us a drink from his skinned bottle of alchohol...no gracias! plus, there was hardly any oxygen to breathe because everyone was smoking cigars or cigarettes around us...we kept waving our hands from the smoke, even if they did see us waving their smoke away...anyways, the bullfight was too brutal and definitely a one time thing. two matadors got awarded the ear of the bull they killed for their worthy performances after the crowd would hold up their white cloths if they believed they were the best...i was glad i went because it is a big cultural experience in spain, but will never go again. anyways, we made the train ride(barely...our train left at 1pm and we cut it close to getting at our train 15til, but we made it) and we are in seville now. i am excited to see the city and i believe we are going to see a flamenco show tonight...while tomorrow we will see all the sights-jill, i have that piece of paper you wrote down places to see, and am def taking you up on that advice...anyways, later until next time..
2 comments:
I guess we shouldn't tell the folks in Mexico who also enjoy watching el toro get stuck. You gotta admit, the matador has to be very skilled to make a "clean kill".
Can you tell us how they remove the dead bull from the arena? That too is rather interesting.
Also, is it true the Portuguese fight bulls barehanded, with the objective of taking the bull to the ground (but not killing the bull)?
I remember seeing the bullfight and being just as appalled as you sound...It's crazy how something can be so beautiful in tradition and yet so difficult to watch in person.
I hope Spain is treating you well!
Bienvenidos a Sevilla
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