“There is a place in Spain that is the ideal spot to watch a bullfight for the first time…” (Ernest Hemingway). I must say, I would really have liked to have had the chance to see my first bullfight while here. I don’t know, maybe I’ve been in Spain too long, but I would. After seeing the “Bull Fighting Arena” here in Ronda, and going through the museum under the grandstands, walking the fighting arena and kicking up the dirt, taking time in the bull pins, I felt the urge. It must be the history or the architecture or maybe the personality of the arena. This bullring is one of the oldest and most “monumental” of its kind. Ronda is noted as the “cradle of bullfighting in Spain. True bullfighting didn’t start until the early 18th century, but in the late 1500’s, they used to train the horsemen that went into combat, by riding in defense around and through the fiercest bulls. The Bulls were quick and would make the rider and the horse a quick adversary if given a chance. Well I guess you can see, I have been impressed… Now it was time to see if we could find a grocery store. We need a few things to tide us over the holiday season, so we went on the hunt. Walking the main pedestrian shopping area, we were taken with all the local shoppers and the holiday music that seemed to come from every store…it was a busy day for the shoppers of Ronda. Finding our grocery store, we filled my backpack +, and headed back to camp. As we were walking through town, I happened to look into a doorway and saw a crowd. Now this doorway was no more than a doorway…a standard door with a window, and that was the most of it. It was a “Tapa’s Bar”, and with the crowd of “locals” crowded tightly into this establishment, we just had to wiggle our way in and have lunch. Let me tell you, it was a good choice. We had a skewer of salmon and shrimp, white fish, potato salad with fish, and a skewer of barbequed pork. To go along with that we had 2 beers and a glass of wine…All for $9.10 !!! OK, now the long walk back up the hill, into the wind and back to “Bumble Bee”…it’s getting colder too !!! It looks like we both will wear our socks to bed tonight. Then in the morning…I just love getting out into this cooler weather, wind howling, and have to get into the shower in the COLD shower block, hot water or not, it is tough on the bod…
22 December ’05, Thursday.
“There is a place in Spain that is the ideal spot to watch a bullfight for the first time…” (Ernest Hemingway). I must say, I would really have liked to have had the chance to see my first bullfight while here. I don’t know, maybe I’ve been in Spain too long, but I would. After seeing the “Bull Fighting Arena” here in Ronda, and going through the museum under the grandstands, walking the fighting arena and kicking up the dirt, taking time in the bull pins, I felt the urge. It must be the history or the architecture or maybe the personality of the arena. This bullring is one of the oldest and most “monumental” of its kind. Ronda is noted as the “cradle of bullfighting in Spain. True bullfighting didn’t start until the early 18th century, but in the late 1500’s, they used to train the horsemen that went into combat, by riding in defense around and through the fiercest bulls. The Bulls were quick and would make the rider and the horse a quick adversary if given a chance. Well I guess you can see, I have been impressed… Now it was time to see if we could find a grocery store. We need a few things to tide us over the holiday season, so we went on the hunt. Walking the main pedestrian shopping area, we were taken with all the local shoppers and the holiday music that seemed to come from every store…it was a busy day for the shoppers of Ronda. Finding our grocery store, we filled my backpack +, and headed back to camp. As we were walking through town, I happened to look into a doorway and saw a crowd. Now this doorway was no more than a doorway…a standard door with a window, and that was the most of it. It was a “Tapa’s Bar”, and with the crowd of “locals” crowded tightly into this establishment, we just had to wiggle our way in and have lunch. Let me tell you, it was a good choice. We had a skewer of salmon and shrimp, white fish, potato salad with fish, and a skewer of barbequed pork. To go along with that we had 2 beers and a glass of wine…All for $9.10 !!! OK, now the long walk back up the hill, into the wind and back to “Bumble Bee”…it’s getting colder too !!! It looks like we both will wear our socks to bed tonight. Then in the morning…I just love getting out into this cooler weather, wind howling, and have to get into the shower in the COLD shower block, hot water or not, it is tough on the bod…
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