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 Ambassadors' Parade by andal13
Iba caminando por la Calle Mayor una mañana de jueves, cuando súbitamente aparecieron varios jinetes vestidos a la antigua usanza, y carruajes... Le pregunté a un policía de qué se trataba, y me dijo que era el Desfile de los Embajadores: ese día los Embajadores van al Palacio Real y presentan sus repetos al Rey. Leave a Comment
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 bullfight by VictoriaM.
Each bullfight comprises six bulls and three matadors, each of whom fights two bulls. The bulls are specially bred fighting
bulls, usually from the same bloodline and are not less than four years old with a weight somewhere between 500 and
800 kilos. They must never have faced a man on foot before they enter the bullring. The reason being that if this is the
case, they may charge the man, instead of the cape. The selection of bulls is determined by drawing lots on the morning
of the corrida. The toreros perform in order of seniority with the senior matador going first and fourth, the
second-ranked matador second and fifth and the least experienced fighting third and sixth. If a matador is gored and
unable to continue, the senior matador must take his place and complete the fight. Each bullfight is divided into three
stages of thirds and lasts for around 20 minutes. A corrida starts with a parade of all the contestants and bailiffs
dressed in 17th century costume, who salute the president of the fight. The president is an important official who
controls the fight and can award trophies to a matador who performs well. A trumpet is blown to announce the first fight
when the matador and his team enter the ring, and to signal the end of each stage. The bailiffs receive the key to the
gate which is thrown to them by the president of the bullfight, through which the bulls enter the ring. The president
then waves a white handkerchief to signal the entrance of the first bull into the ring. Leave a Comment
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 by sjvessey
Avila is in the mountains, so at this time of year, it'll be freezing cold, and possibly even snowing, so take some warm clothes. Leave a Comment
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depends on your music but for guitars alone per se, the best is flamenco places.alone on the street you can here impromtus at Parque Retiro any day.
also more formal spanish, at La Solea, calle cava baja 34, center city
or a bit off El Burladero, calle echegaray 19 off near calle alcala in between metro stop Sevilla or anton martin. If you like to see good guitars, and I have one, then go here
Guitarras Manuel Rodriguez,calle Hortaleza 26,
this is some information in english on the owners
http://www.zavaletas-guitarras.com/files/MRodreguezIII.htmr /> and this is their own site
http://www.guitars-m-r-sons.com/ing/home.htm
you can hear the sound olé ::)
for flamenco my favorites are the old reliable
Corral de la Moreria, Moreria 7 near Palacio Real see web in english below.
http://www.corraldelamoreria.com/ingles/flamenco.html Leave a Comment
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