I can't say I understand the bullfighting part of Spanish culture. I was fortunate to spend some time in Spain during my USMC career though. One trip was a joint field exercise out in the countryside, and the other was downtown Madrid for two weeks.
The Madrid trip was where I saw more of the people and culture. I liked it. Downtown Madrid is a real walking city, and people are out way into the night eating, drinking, socializing. It was pretty nice.
