Top 5 Things You Might Not Know About Bull Fighting
Warning: irreverent humor ensues. 5. There is a league. The President of the league (no less) scored the toreadors the night I went, on merit of [Read More…]
AuthorChuck Ros
Ode to Edward
Alas, poor Edward! I knew him, Lori. He was an endlessly happy creature, so strong, so virile. Why, I rode on his back a thousand [Read More…]
A Bullfight in Valencia, Spain
I went to a bull fight in Valencia, Spain this past Saturday. To go wasn’t exactly an easy decision, but I’m glad I did. If [Read More…]
Flamenco in Valencia
They exchange glances, only for a moment, their eyes returning quickly, demurely to the floor. Their hands slowly raise over their heads, the heavy soles [Read More…]
Meet Spain’s New King: Felipe VI
Spain’s King Felipe VI(Photo from King Felipe and Queen Letizia, daughters and princesses Leonor andSofia, with the outgoing King Juan Carlos (“Pop-pop” as he’s known [Read More…]
King of Spain Juan Carlos I’s Surprise Moves: Coming and Going
King Juan Carlos I of Spain, 1975 – 2014 Americans might have missed that Spain recently coronated a new monarch, King Felipe VI, son of [Read More…]
Playa Malvarrosa Beach, Valencia, Spain
One of the reasons we decided to go to Valencia was to go to the beach. Chuck asked me where I wanted to spend July, [Read More…]
The Architecture of Valencia: The Classical
Valencia’s Town Hall (“Ajuntament”) Valencia has a unique classical architecture. We’ll call it “Valencian”. It’s something of an ornate blend of mediterranean Europe with functional [Read More…]
The Architecture of Valencia: The Modern
Valencia’s City of Arts and Sciences We’re neither architecture experts nor aficionados, but in the same way that you don’t have to be an art [Read More…]
A Valencia, Spain Primer
Nobody has asked us why we decided to spend the bulk of our summer (July 3 to August 3) in Valencia, Spain. This is only [Read More…]