Spain |
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Castelldefels,
Tibidabo, Bullfighting and Montjuic |
Castelldefels weekend church square - typical Catalan... |
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...trike show... |
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Ave Tibidabo with tram going up to... |
...view of Barcelona from |
The Sacred Heart Church... |
Funfair built next to church... |
Famous Barcelona communications mast built for the Olympics |
View of mountains behind Barcelona, looking West towards Montserrat |
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...more views of the city... |
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Purely by accident, we arrived at one of the last bullfights in Barcelona and decided to have a look... |
Notice horse and rider's armour... |
Still popular in Spain... |
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Spectacular old ring... |
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Procession first... |
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Trumpeters at the ready for each stage of the 'fight'... |
Warm up matadors... |
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...then the horsemen... |
..that's why the armour... |
...warm up matadors... |
..picadors stabbing poor beast... |
all in an effort to tire out the bull before he faces the matador proper - notice the red cape as opposed to pink ones for the other matadors... |
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...finished off with last cut of the spine after the sword is plunged into the lungs and heart... |
...dragged off for burgers... |
...and the band plays on... |
one last procession before the next bull enters the ring... |
... to the amusement of everyone, someone threw a chicken into the ring instead... |
..excellent fun at matadors expense... |
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...took at least 15 minutes to catch... |
One of Gaudi's most famous buildings, Casa Batlo on Passeig de Gracia |
View of Barcelona harbour from Castle Montjiuc... |
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View of Barcelona from Castle... |
Joyce playing tourist with yours truly... |
in the gardens below Montjiuc. |