Comments on: ... and living on a prayer

... and living on a prayer

bwg — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 17:21:04 -0800

Living on the Edge Welcome to Ronda, a beautiful city in southern Spain which is split in two by el Tajo gorge. As a result, certain buildings have been perched on the edge of the gorge's vertical walls, enormous cliffs bridged by the 200 year old Peunte Neuvo.

Now, although living on the edge of that gigantic 130m crack would give me the shakes, I'd much rather live there than Bonifacio...

By: scblackman

scblackman — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 17:28:28 -0800

My wife and I visited Ronda on our honeymoon a number of years back -- it was as gorgeous (pun intended) as these pictures indicate. Thanks for the reminder!

By: seawallrunner

seawallrunner — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 17:41:40 -0800

suddenly my home near the top of a 27 story building doesn't seem so high-up.

By: Dizzy

Dizzy — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 17:55:10 -0800

Thanks, bwg!

By: tractorfeed

tractorfeed — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 18:27:10 -0800

This city was also featured in the Madonna video "Take a Bow" (link to youtube). It's really lovely, and known as the birthplace of modern bullfighting.

By: Grimp0teuthis

Grimp0teuthis — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 18:42:39 -0800

>it was as gorgeous (pun intended) as these pictures indicate Hey, that can also refer to "gore," as in what bulls do to unlucky matadors. GORGEOUS...1000 GORGE.............5000 GORE................25000 ________________________________________________ TRIPLE ENTENDRE BONUS TOTAL: 31000

By: etaoin

etaoin — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:07:00 -0800

Ronda is absolutely beautiful. Getting there is frightening as hell, or was when I went--a long, long trip along a winding road with regular unguarded plunges where you could occasionally see the wreckage of an unlucky traveler. The city, the people, the food and the history are fantastic. On my wall, I have a photo of a Spaniard riding his horse across a culvert or old Roman structure of some sort. What a great place.

By: Horace Rumpole

Horace Rumpole — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 20:37:51 -0800

Great, now I have Aerosmith and Bon Jovi stuck in my head. I hope you're happy, bwg. Whoah-oh, we're halfway there...

By: StickyCarpet

StickyCarpet — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 20:47:20 -0800

known as the birthplace of modern bullfighting You don't have to worry about the bull coming back at you after he charges your cape.

By: bwg

bwg — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 22:16:53 -0800

Great, now I have Aerosmith and Bon Jovi stuck in my head. I hope you're happy, bwg. Well, we aim to please.

By: Lord_Pall

Lord_Pall — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 01:26:41 -0800

Ooh.. Ooh.. Now I can post bonifacio pictures. I went out there with my wife a few years ago. The whole place is amazing. Plus there's a kickass restaurant near the harbor that will make you a killer 40 euro bowl of Bouillabaise. It's neat because it's not just a big, gorgeous, dangly city. There's some stuff built in the outside of that cliff face. Specifically, a HUGE set of stairs (187 steps I think). Called the "Steps of Aragon" and apparently carved in a single night. Something to do with the King of Aragon, but I haven't done any major research into the topic. Either way, they're awesome. Huge, treacherous and scary with a killer view. Long view from the water. Top of steps. Looking left from the top. Bonifacio proper is left of this area. Looking down the steps. Looking up the steps. Note the rusty and rickety handrail. At the bottom you get to a really narrow path. Path left Path Right Walking along the open area leads to an inlet. Inlet with tourist(me) Continuing along leads you to a cave. Creepy Cave You can't see it in the picture, but inside the cave is a giant set of rusty metal bars. The cave went back pretty far. It was either storage, or a tunnel system like you get in some of the other islands.

By: smeger

smeger — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 16:31:19 -0800

We stopped for a beer in Castellfollit de la Roca on the way back from a hike this past February. The view from the church tower at the end of the town is pretty seriously amazing. But it didn't feel dangerous or scary or anything, just really pretty.

By: nicolin

nicolin — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 02:17:07 -0800

There's an autopista to go to Ronda now. Definitely worth seeing, beautiful bridge.