In Seville we rented a 4 person golf cart/bike thing to ride around Plaza Espanya which is the giant palace with gardens surrounding it. We went to Alcazar as well, which is a royal place in Seville with more gardens as well. It was really pretty but not as cool as Alhambra in Granada. We also went on a tour of a bull fighting ring that is still in use today. I learned that the bull fights began with matadors riding horses and getting the bulls to charge at them to see which horses were the bravest and strongest to use in wars. Matadors have to buy their own bulls before every fight and they cost about 3,000 euros. It takes about 20-30 minutes for the fight to be complete, and each matador fights 2 bulls. Matadors also have to buy their outfits which are made out of pure gold and cost about 20,000- 30,000 euros. The ring that we went to was made in the 1700's and there has only been two ties between the bull and matador since then, and one took place last year. In order for there to be a tie, the matador must wave a flag and the judge will then respond with either a black flag meaning that he disagrees and the matador must keep fighting, or with and orange flag meaning that he agrees and there will be a tie. We got to go into the room where the matadors go before each fight and there is a big altar where they pray before they go into the room. It was really cool to see it because the ring is still in use today, the last bull fight of the season was on October 12 and beigns again in April.
We found the best tapas in the whole world!
Us on our 4 person bike/golf cart touring the gardens
The blue uniform on the left is worth 30,000 euros and it is the one that the matador was wearing last year when the fight ended in a tie
Plaza de Toros in Seville
Alcazar in Seville
Plaza Espanya
The view along the river
Beautiful! I really enjoy the pictures and the stories.
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