It rained for much of the week and many Pasos were not taken out. Those that were taken out were met by enormous crowds. Chairs and bleachers were set up to accommodate paying viewers, up to 100,000 seats. The Costaleros that carry the Pasos are underneath the floats and out of sight while in Malaga the Pasos are carried on Tronos and the weight is distributed to the carriers along poles that are extended in front and behind the Paso.

Malaga: http://fiestas.edreams.es/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/semana-santa-malaga2.jpg (google image search for semana santa malaga)

Seville: http://fotografias-sevilla.com/semana-santa/9117308.jpg

Elizabeth and her sister were also in town for Semana Santa and were able to attend the first bullfight of the year at the Real Maestranza. This bullring as falsely claimed by wikipedia is not actually the oldest bullring in Spain; that belongs to Ronda. Both articles claim that their bullring is the oldest but in Seville nobody claims that while Ronda does. This annoys me more than it should.

This weekend starting on Friday is the trip to Morocco and will be followed by a week of classes that leads to Feria.