All the Fun of the Fair ; Jane Gallagher Takes in the Sights and Sounds of Seville's Annual La Feria: So Much to See in Seville
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IHEAR them first. Clip clops of horse hooves echoing through the narrow streets of Seville. And then out of the darkness I see a silvery glow as a white horse being ridden by a straight-backed young man emerges.
The man is suited and booted in traditional Traje Corto (short jacket, tight trousers) and draped around his waist is the long elegant arm of a beautiful young seorita riding side saddle in her red Flamenco dress. And as they emerge from the shadowy lanes I see another horse and then another. Six couples in all.See the full content of this document
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All the Fun of the Fair ; Jane Gallagher Takes in the Sights and Sounds of Seville's Annual La Feria: So Much to See in Seville
They walk slowly and rhythmically to the tall table outside the Bodega de Santa Cruz where I am enjoying a final midnight glass of red wine. And then they are gone.
This is not a dream nor a ghostly flashback to Spain of old. It is La Feria de Sevilla of the 21st Century, the...See the full content of this document
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