Finding Florence

On Sunday, our little band of adventurers travelled to La Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas in Madrid. That bullring was built in 1929 and is the most important bullring in the world with a capacity of 25,000.  During the spring bullfighting festival in June, every seat will be filled. Outside the massive brick structure, vendors setup stalls under brightly colored tents to sell soft-drinks, bottled water, candy, nuts, and souvenirs. The local guardia keep watch over the crowd on horseback. Both tourists and locals que up for tickets just outside the main doors. Visitors to La Plaza swarm over row after row of hard granite benches. Vendors at the entrance rent small stuffed cushions to make the stone a little more comfortable.

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