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I need to learn Spanish...
... . Perhaps what is most disturbing is that how the event is such a celebration of the heroics of the matador - his excessive bravado and arrogance rewarded by rapturous applause by the predominantly plus 65 crowd. Interesting experience, but I can't say ...
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The Real Madrid
... but I was slightly apprehensive as I pondered, "how could I survive with those restaurant hours?" Madrid, Spain's capital, was the first stop for Yvonne and myself on our Spanish tour. Unfortunately we would only get to the central and ...
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El Toros: bulls of Madrid
... him up and getting the blood to flow. After that two matadors attempt to pin feathered stakes into the bull's back. He charges and the matador must run around the horns, jumping up and sideways whilst spearing the stakes in. If all goes well (for the ...
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OLÉ!!!
... waving handkerchiefs in the air. What people do as well is to throw their loose articles of clothing into the arena, and the matador has to throw it back to them. What ever happened to roses? The brave matador also walks around with ...
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Bullfighting
... time for the final matador to come in to "fight" the bull. By this time, the bull is bleeding profusely, and the matador torments him for a while before taking a sword and stabbing the bull. Once the bull is stabbed, the warmup matadors come ...
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The Heart and Soul of Spain
... on how high up in the stands you are and whether or not you are in the shade. It turns out the matador doesn't just go straight out and fight the bull. He has a team that goes out and weakens the bull first. The first team ...
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Me Gusta...
... procedure is repeated three times, for a total of 6 spear stabbings. Now, the man of the hour comes out. The featured Matador comes out, and makes fancy overtures to the crowd. They love him. He flicks his silly looking hat into the dirt and now ...
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Not as Boring as we were Told
... going to be. I don't have a lot of time right now to elaborate on the whole event, but the bulls get all blooded and worn out before the matador even enters. So pretty unfair. We wanted to see some mano a mano action. But all in all we saw a couple ...
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Home of the Salsa!!!
... run around with capes trying to get the bull near enough so they can put spears in his neck. Then the matador (who is a national hero) comes out and does this dance type routine with the bull. He then spears the bull with a sword and kills it. That ...
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Bulls, Palaces and 1 Eur Box Wine...must be Madrid
... expensive, which led me to search for a discount option for lunch. I found a ham and cheese sandwich (a staple in Spain) and a juice and milk drink (they like to mix the two). We sat down in the plaza between the cathedral and the local ...
Matador Map
- Torero
- Teatro Calderon
- Medina Mayrit
- Cafe Central
- Teatro Albeniz
- Multiplex Cinema Ideal
- El Anciano Rey de los Vinos
- O'Conell St. Bar
- Alhambra
- Plaza de Santa Ana
- Casa Patas, Flamenco en Vivo
- Plaza de Espana
- New Apolo Theater (Teatro Nuevo Apolo)
- Suristan
- Teatro Espanol
- Museo del Jamon
- Acteon Theater
- El Burladero
- Inquisition Jail (Carcel de la Inquisicion)
- Los Gabrieles
