People watching in itself was very entertaining. As the crowd slowly built, the best vantage points (out of the sun and with a secure view of the road, became harder to obtain. We were blown away by the number of (mostly) children who scaled the scaffolding at the park we were in and sat there for the almost 4 hours before the bulls arrived. Rather than vacate their spot to buy snacks and drinks, a system of yelling, throwing down money and passing up food/drinks/change seemed to work great... It wasn't so great sitting under the person eating....
When finally the bulls arrived it was quite a strange moment. There were in fact only 8 bulls running over 4 different streets. Thus, there was generally only 1 bull in the view at a time. There were about 5 cowboys per bull and they would lasso it's neck and almost drag it down the streets. Then occasionally the bull would pick up some speed and the crowd would practically yelp with excitement.. If the bull dared to stop, it would be surround
ed by the crowd and beaten with rope/branches/planks of wood. I'm not sure what I was expecting, but at this point I had had enough – whilst the locals love this event, I wasn't really enjoying seeing the bull like this.. I'm glad we went so that we could see first had what it was like. We did get some interesting photos, and we did manage to not be robbed :) (though a friend was not so lucky).PS read what is says on the lady's scarf in the last photo :)
great update guys!
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