|
Mike's Photos From The Road #4
|
|
<--previous gallery | photos | next gallery-->
|
|
some jackass ripped off my camera in portugal so i lost many of my pictures, including pretty much everything from rural france and spain where i cycled. on occasion, i've acquired some pictures from traveling companions who were with me in those areas. the following pictures of spain are from friends.
|
|
|
stephanie came to visit me in spain. we rented a car and toured madrid, toledo, cordoba, and sevilla. we drove past many white hill towns in andalucia, the south of spain. this is the town of obeja.
|
|
|
often while biking through spain i had to stop to let a herd of goats cross the road. here are some on the road from madrid to cordoba, spain.
|
|
|
a street cafe in madrid.
|
|
|
a palace in sevilla.
|
|
|
a square in sevilla.
|
|
|
an overview of sevilla and it's bullring.
|
|
|
the streets of sevilla just outside of the bullring.
|
|
|
we went to see the first bullfight of the season on easter day in 2004. here is a view of the stands.
|
|
|
the matador parades around the ring after a successful kill.
|
|
|
the crowd waving their white handkerchiefs to signify that the matador deserves one trophy, or one ear, from the bull that he just dispatched.
|
|
|
we were in sevilla during semana santa, holy week, which celebrates easter. there are endless parades, paseos, of these guys carrying "floats" of jesus and mary. however, since i am from america, these guys looked like ku-klux-klan members which disturbed me highly. it was hard to change my view of the outfits, from something totally wicked to something totally holy.
|
|
|
chairs and grandstands are assembled for viewing the long parades.
|
|
|
the streets are absolutely silent when the image of christ's crucifixion makes it's way through the crowd.
|
|
<--previous gallery | photos | next gallery-->
|
