Plaza de Toros

  On Wednesday we had a mini trip to the Plaza de Toros! We took a bus from Gran Via so we didn't have to walk, thank god. In the bus I did a double take because this guy looked like a twin I know. So I guess I found his triplet in Spain? Not sure how that works.

  We got off the bus and walked a little but more until we finally reached the plaza. After Dani payed for us and took a 'capote' (aka the cape that the matador holds) we walked trough this huge red door and entered the arena!

The picture below is a picture of the 'barrera'. The barrier between the arena and seats.

  This is where the bull comes out of!

   This is my friend Collin who was whipping the capote around and I took this picture without him knowing and then he loved it. Your welcome!

  This is where they hang the bull after it's been killed and they skin it and cut it up.

  No idea who hung up their coat, but that does not seem like a sanitary idea to me!

  This area is what Dani called where they "waiting for the death." The bulls just chill here until it's time for them to go fight.

  Their strategy for opening the doors so as no one gets hurt is to use ropes from the top and pull them. Pretty nifty if you ask me.

  According to one of the men who works in the Taurino, this seat, has the best view! There are three different sections for  bullfights. 'Sol,' 'sol y sombra,' and 'sombra.' Sol is the cheapest, sombra is the most expensive because you're in the shade the whole time and sol y sombra is half and half and the price is between the other two.

 We had an "Eye of the Tiger" moment. We actually made a little video. But I have no idea how to upload videos on to blogger or else you would have already seen a bunch!

  This is where the matadors pray before stepping out into the arena. It is actually very dangerous and people have had serious injuries and you could potentially die.

  This is where the horses chill and are fed. For every bull there are 2 horses, and the horses die sometimes so you could have 12 dead horses at the end of the 'encierros.' 

  There were different positions on each frame so I decided to be a police officer and I put some shades on and did my thing. I don't think I look very intimidating with my green shirt and blue polka for collar though. 

  We found the matador statue!!!

  If you're wondering why I know so much about this it's because we had a section of it in my 'civilization and culture class.

  It was actually cool to see how much information I retained seeing how that class is at the butt crack of dawn, or 8:30. The tour was fun though!! And I'll end with this badass picture of me in the middle of the arena, I know it was the middle because there was a square indicating it.