However as we were strolling back to our car after a light breakfast on Sunday morning, we were intrigued to see that a few of the streets were being fenced off and some horses and riders were gathering in the streets. Signs nailed into trees talked of Toros and something about a giant paella in the main city square later in the day. Then the public loudspeaker system began to issue warnings in four languages and encouraging people to stay behind recently erected barriers. Yvonne said that we must hang around to see what this was all about. First a group of horse riders cantered their horses up and down the rather short run of about 200 metres; quite elegant it seemed.
As Randall continued reading L’Equipe and the details of all of the weekend rugby games, Yvonne decided to be safe by standing on the top of a nearby planter box and using a street light pole for added support. We were very strategically placed on a bend in the street and able to see both the beginning and the end of what was about to happen; a French version of the running of the bulls.
As Randall continued reading L’Equipe and the details of all of the weekend rugby games, Yvonne decided to be safe by standing on the top of a nearby planter box and using a street light pole for added support. We were very strategically placed on a bend in the street and able to see both the beginning and the end of what was about to happen; a French version of the running of the bulls.
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one day to remember
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