| Bus to Madrid. |
We were surprised to be served a light breakfast. |
Silhouette of a bull, a much-displayed emblem in Spain. |
In Madrid, John goes to a bullfight. |
Las Ventas is Madrid's bullring. |
Bullfighters and small boys revere the discoverer of penicillin |
| Pre-event look through the back gate. |
On display, a matador's traje de luces (suit of lights). |
Opening ceremony. |
Picadors on parade. |
The picador's horse wears padding to minimize injury. |
Three teams of bullfighters will face six bulls. |
| Molinero, the first bull, weighs 451 kilograms. |
The bull is first tested using magenta capes. |
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