los toros

so I went for the first and last time to see la corrida de los toros. I went with marie, max, devin and sophie, and the tickets were only 4 euros. we sat at the very top so my photos aren't that close, but you'll get the idea. but anyway, I hated it. and I cant imagine why people think its fun.

heres what happened

 

they watered the field. to make it easier for the bullfighters not to fall and die. and also put down 2 circles of white sand, which you'll see later

 

this is a picture from where we were in the stands. notice the white part in the middle where I would assume important people, like a king, would sit

 

they brought two horses out that went to the kings seat and they did a little bow or whatever

 

and then everyone came out: the fighters, horses,  and some workers

 

the first bull (we think they do 4 or 5, but we only stayed for 2) about half an hour each

 

they tire the bull out a bit.

 

then they bring out 2 horses, opposite each other so whichever way the bull goes, there's one there. the horses are all padded and I think a cloth is over their eyes so they don't see, but the fighter gets the bull close enough so the bull rams into the horse and the guy on the horse sticks a stick thing with a point on the end (sorry I don't know the word for it, a spear, more or less) into the part between the neck and the shoulder, making the bull bleed. in this photo the bull has already been injured, and you can see all the blood coming out.

 

I hope you can see, but theres also little red/yellow and white things coming out of the back. before the main fighter comes out, they stick these in the bull (up to 6) to continue to tire and hurt it. after they do all those things to the bull, the main guy comes, wearing gold and white, and with a red cloth (the others pink and yellow). the point of this guy is to stick a sword into the neck of the bull, later pull it out, and then stick it back in.

 

after he does his little show, the other guys come back and circle the bull. at this point the bull hardly goes after the cloth and is exhausted. theyre waiting until it falls

 

it goes down on its knees, and they finally kill it.

 

the 3 horses come out, they tie a ring around the bulls neck and its pulled away.

 

and those guys in the blue pick up the bloody sand

 

and im not sure where the bulls go, but yeah. that's what happens.

 

 



so I hated it. it was disgusting and mean. im glad I went for the experience but it was not fun. and this is what spain is known for. bullfights and paella. I cant even imagine how many bulls are killed each year in each city in spain.

M