Plaza de Toros de la Maestranza Seville

Up early (3:45 am) to take a taxi to the airport. We got about an hour or so of rest on the flight then landed in Seville, Spain! Hopped on the Airport Bus and it dropped us of somewhere in Seville. We followed the crowd for a moment until we saw a Metro and went in hoping to find some sort of map.

Apparently we were close to Plaza Espana …

After leaving Rabat we headed north once again to Tangier where we caught the ferry back to Tarifa, Spain. We were headed to Seville which took most of the afternoon once we landed back on spanish soil. A quick lunch stop saw us trying to order food from a menu completely in Spanish, of which we knew little. This ended up in disappointment as Mike …

Since la primavera is in full swing after Semana Santa, the festivities for Feria de Abril have begun as well. The smell of orange trees on every street, sunglasses needed for all hours of the day, tinto verano (the Sevillana version of sangria), flamenco shows, and of course the ever traditional Corrida del Toro, or bull fight.

DISCLAIMER …

WARNING: THE PICTURES AND DESCRIPTIONS IN THE ENTRY GRAPHICALLY SHOW/EXPLAIN THE DEATH OF A BULL.

I think this is my hardest entry to write.

Bullfighting is a national and cultural pastime of Spain. It is considered a sport, with great elegance and beauty. Matadors and the bulls they fight alike are revered for their courage and …

Now I'm actually on my lonesome again, I realise that its been a a while since this has been the case, in fact, since that time when I was down in the dumps in Florence. I've met some fantastic people since then. Because of those fantastic people I've also changed my travel plans as well. I think back to last year when I was at home in Australia …

... is also the home of bull fighting in Spain, so we brought a ticket to the fight on Saturday at the Plaza De Toros De LA Maestranza. The atmosphere and passion from the locals was pretty immense. However perhaps we were a bit naïve and we weren't really ...

... Monday. A lot of the tourist attractions are like that. That's alright. I still got to go on a Bullfighting Ring (Plaza de Toros de la Maestranza) tour this evening. Bullfighting is weird and wonderful. After the tour I was left wishing I was here for a ...