Fallas 2010: Bullfight on March 19th
Written by mpowell
We took my dad, a lifelong fan of Hemingway, to his first bullfight on the last day of Fallas, squeezing into the stadium’s tiny bench seats as best we could. Next to us, a couple of gray-haired Spanish ladies sat gossiping; in front of us, a rowdy group of Spanish youths smoking and eating bocadillos… a perfectly Spanish day, which could’ve come straight out of Death in the Afternoon.
Enrique Ponce, one of Spain’s most celebrated matadors, started the day with a great performance, and received an ear for his efforts. Kind of gross… he tossed it into the crowd, during his triumphant lap around the arena.
We stayed for the first three bulls, but left mid-way through. Attending a corrida is an intense, uncomfortable and interesting experience, but there’s just so much we foreigners can take.
Sigh, but if you must share your hatred with us, at least make sure to put that hamburger down. You won’t want to get your keyboard greasy!
-Buy Valencia bullfight tickets here (change location to Spain)
Tags: blogsherpa, Bullfight, Culture, Fallas 2010, Plaza de toros, Spain, Torero, Valencia
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Owain wrote,
I agree. I’d rather be a bull in a ring than a chicken in an abattoir. Because, if you think about it, 98% of the bull’s life is pretty bloody marvellous. Making whoopie with a carefully selected harem, fighting farm boys for fun and eating like a king… I’d swap sitting in front of a computer for that any day.
PS. Magnificent Las Fallas coverage. When’s the book out? Or do I have to buy the calendar…
Link | March 26th, 2010 at 6:04 pm
Bull Jumps For Freedom wrote,
[...] – feeling soo happy and justified about this incident. And “by the way” this was not during a bullfight it was during a bull jumping competition called [...]
Link | August 20th, 2010 at 7:51 am