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July 28th 2007
Published: June 17th 2017
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01 Old town01 Old town01 Old town

View of the old city walls as seen from the boat.
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This afternoon we went on a boat ride along the coast, in and out of the coves. The guide was really good and told us lots of information about Lagos and pointed out things along the way. On the way back, the guy let Andy drive the boat.
After a relaxing lunch, we went for a wander of the old town. Stopping along the way now and then for cooling drink. We finally made it up the hill to the old city walls and then walked down the hill.
This evening we did the touristy thing and went to see a bullfight. It was at a little arena and the audience were all tourists. At the start, all the sportsmen came into the arena, most walked and some on horses. I was feeling excited and looking forward to the bull fight. I had images of huge bulls with sharp horns charging at guys waving around a red cape.


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02 Beach02 Beach
02 Beach

One of the small beaches along the coast.
03 Bridge03 Bridge
03 Bridge

A bridge across the cliff.
04 Steps04 Steps
04 Steps

Steps down to the beach.
05 Rocks05 Rocks
05 Rocks

Rocks along the coast.
06 Sunlight06 Sunlight
06 Sunlight

Sunlight over the cliff.
07 Going through07 Going through
07 Going through

Going through the tunnel.
08 Cliff08 Cliff
08 Cliff

More of the cliffs.
10 Cliffs10 Cliffs
10 Cliffs

More cliffs.
11 Andy driving11 Andy driving
11 Andy driving

Andy with a concentrating face as he is driving the boat.
12 City walls12 City walls
12 City walls

The old city walls.
13 Looking in13 Looking in
13 Looking in

Looking into the old town.
14 The Sea14 The Sea
14 The Sea

The view as we walked down from the top of the old city walls.
15 Leaving15 Leaving
15 Leaving

The way out of the old town.
16 Outside16 Outside
16 Outside

Outside of the city walls.
17 Walls17 Walls
17 Walls

Entrance to the old town.
18 Sportsmen?18 Sportsmen?
18 Sportsmen?

The people that were part of the bullfighting show.
19 Charge ahead!19 Charge ahead!
19 Charge ahead!

The bull about to charge forward.
20 Disadvantage20 Disadvantage
20 Disadvantage

The poor old bull has a disadvantage- its horns have been cut off!
24 Goodbye24 Goodbye
24 Goodbye

The bull being coaxed to leave the arena and then it will meet its death.
25 Full of steam25 Full of steam
25 Full of steam

The second bull entering the arena.
26 Standoff26 Standoff
26 Standoff

The bull not too sure of who to charge at.
28 Harry28 Harry
28 Harry

Harry Highpants doing his thing.
29 Female bullfighter29 Female bullfighter
29 Female bullfighter

The young girl getting the bull.
30 Floral boys30 Floral boys
30 Floral boys

The floral boys doing their thing again.


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