On Friday, we went to Madrid to attend a bullfight. This was also a great opportunity to familiarize the cadets with the subway system in Madrid, which at first glance appears to be quite daunting to say the least. However, armed with maps and an idea of where you would like to go its actually not too difficult.
After taking a train from Alcalá to the Atocha station (the same station that was bombed by Al Qaeda after 9/11 and killed hundreds), we took another train to "Puerta del Sol," the heart of downtown Madrid. From there we got onto line 2 of the subway and that took us right to the bullfight stadium.
The bullfight stadium, known in Spanish as "La Plaza de Toros," was built in 1931 by famed architect Espeliú and reflects Spain's Moorish past in its architecture. The stadium's capacity is 25,000, yet every seat has a great perspective of the bullring. You will notice in the pictures the staple keyhole arches that adorn the facade of the stadium and together with the ornamental brickwork it would appear as if we stepped out of the subway and into Andalusia in Southern Spain.
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