The sport of kings deserves a palace, and you should have seen this place - it was a marble masterpiece. I felt like we were in ancient Rome on our way to watch the Gladiators. The entire track was beautiful - and opulent - with ornate statues, wide open stone courtyards, lush green trees surrounding the immense track, transporting us from a city of 15.2 million into a pocket of paradise enveloped by jungle.
The horses galloped right up to the rail and you could almost touch them. The jockeys would turn to return the cheers of the animated crowd, yelling back and forth in Spanish.
All the old men betting seemed more Italian than Spanish. There was a lot of hand waving and gesturing and yelling and ticket ripping going on.
It was a lot of fun. The kids had a great time. They met some little friends and played soccer.
Tonight - Carnaval.
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