Pamplona, Spain Travel Blogs

Spain Day 9 - Vamos a Pamplona
Jul 7, 2008 (79 photos)

... one question mark in all of my planning for this great Ireland/Spain/France adventure was what we were going to do for Pamplona. Rooms are outrageously expensive (as in 600 euros for one night for a shared room with a shared bathroom with others on the ...

Spain Day 10 - San Fermin, Take two!
Jul 8, 2008 (59 photos)

... and Marta were really great to us. We hope they take us up on our offer to host them in Sacramento sometime. San Fermin, Pamplona, the Running of the Bulls. WOW. Unlike anything I've ever seen. I don't think there are more than one or two other ...

Pamplona: bull running
Jul 7, 2006 (25 photos)

... . I missed tickets for the train south but the buses were running non-stop that morning so with a daypack and a sleeping bag I was in Pamplona by noon. A festive air and a sea of red and white clad Spaniards was on hand to greet me. No offers of ...

The running of the bulls
Jul 9, 1998

... in the stadium, they are taken away and some smaller cows then come out to play against the tourists. This was basically the run over, so we hung out, ate and then drunk some more sangria. The next morning, we packed up and made a move away from Pamplona

Sangria, my best friend
Jul 6, 1998

... . We did, took some photos and carried on our way. We followed the road and over the mountains we went as we were headed for Pamplona. Around Bilbao, we decided to follow Bob the van, but he appeared lost as well, so we carried on our way. We drove paste ...

The 2nd running of the bulls
Jul 10, 2002

... have done. Another night on the beers, hung over again in the morning, we stayed in the flat to watch the run on TV. Pamplona is a hard festival on the body. Different to the Oktoberfest, but one I recommend people should try. On the way back to Bilbao, ...

I Love Pamplona Viva San Fermin
Jun 28, 2006 (24 photos)

... 12 noon. How this party works is that around 10 AM people start gathering in huge masses down in the old town of Pamplona and the drinking, chanting and food fights slowly start to begin. Thousands of people pack every alley way and as time gets closer ...

The San Fermin Festival
Jul 4, 2003 (5 photos)

... name of self-determination for the region. Even during the festival, pro-independence posters were plastered over many walls in Pamplona's Old Town. Putting all that aside though, the region is beautiful. Pamplona sits in the Agra river basin. It ...

Dinners
Jan 13, 2006 (13 photos)

Maxi wanted to invite her friends Jesus and Pili for dinner because we had been invited to lunch with them in September just after I arrived, and since there isn't much time before I leave, she decided to have it just after I got back from Finland. She ...

Thanksgiving
Nov 27, 2005 (11 photos)

... place of cranberries because we couldn't find them!), peas, and a pumpkin pie! We invited Tiara's roommates (3 girls from Spain) and two japanese girls. Everyone really enjoyed the dinner, although some of Tiara's roommates were afraid because we were ...

Third time lucky!!
May 10, 2007 (3 photos)

... let the bus go with my butt on it and no snoring pensioners beside me. ******* The trip from Madrid to Pamplona takes about five hours and goes through some fairly dramatic countryside before you roll up into Pamplona proper. Pamplona is one of ...

The University
Sep 15, 2005 (5 photos)

These are some pictures of the University I am attending here- La Universidad Pública de Navarra

Trip to Pamplona
Jul 6, 2006

... very interesting history, a lot of cool cultural stuff, but other then that I had my share of it. Then it was onto Pamplona. Getting there it seemed peaceful enough, but once I got into the city centre it was madness. Everyone drinking, partying, there ...

Pampaloma Spain!
Jun 21, 2008

Lots more driving ahead of us today-on our way to Pamplona in Spain (Basque country). Stopped off at Barritz in the South of France on the way. Very cool seaside town-very surfie. Is on the Adriatic I think. Cute shops. Ended up with a bit of ...

Pamplona
Jul 11, 2008 (10 photos)

Holy Cow!! I´m in Pamplona for the running of the bulls and it is insane!! It really is the biggest party I´ve ever been to and dressing up in the white and red is so much fun. Unfortunately I didn´t run as far as I would have liked, I wasn´t sure how far ...

Running with the Bulls in Pamplona
Jul 18, 2009 (23 photos)

Ended with a death of a young veteran. One to reflect upon.

The running of the bulls (or buses!)
Jul 31, 2009

... update!  I had a quick shower in our room whilst Dan checked his email, we headed out for a Hemingway walking tour of Pamplona with a local guide at 4.30pm. We started by going past the Citadel walls, the Running of the Bulls monument, then walked up ...

Going to Pamplona
Jun 12, 2004 (2 photos)

... church service in Pamplona and sometimes in their home. When we met in Segovia they gave me their phone number. So, when I reached Pamplona, I just went with their invitation. I did, standing at a phone booth on the main square (or at least a large ...

Bulls bulls and more bulls
Jul 9, 2007

 Take note kids as this is probable the only time I (Hamish) will write an entry as I´m a lazy bugger. We headed to Pamps got lost as a lost thing trying to fine our camp ground (Almalino), arrived late in the day as we had to blast back to see Zeke ...

Taking pictures in Pamplona
Sep 21, 2005 (42 photos)

Tiara and I spent a little time wandering around Pamplona taking pictures and getting familiar with the city, and these are the spectacular pictures I took! =)

Day 4 of 53: Pamplona and beyond!
Jun 4, 2005

Ok! We´ve made it as far as Pamplona. Hurrah! Turned up on Day 3, as scheduled, much to our surprise. Wow! Then took 2 hours to find a large refugio (Pilgrim hostel) in a small city. Boo:( Here´s a small summary of a typical Pilgrim day: Wake up at 6am ...

Last few (sad) days in Pamplona
Feb 10, 2006 (20 photos)

Whatever pics I take in my last few days in Pamplona.... I packed one of my bags yesterday; my room is looking lonelier all the time.

Basque country trials and tribulations
Jul 10, 2008 (15 photos)

... of the bulls! We woke up at 5am and took a taxi from our extremely crowded, dirty, and overpriced campsite to nearby Pamplona. We wedged ourselves onto a small piece of wooden fence near "Dead Man's Corner" (a place where the road turns, and runners have ...

Zaragoza - Pamplona
Jul 5, 2007 (16 photos)

So finally got to Pamps without any vans breaking down. The camping ground is full of tour groups and pissed antipodeans and stayed that way for a whole week some guys I never saw sober, it was basically carnage.  So many kiwis and ...

Comida y otras fotos
Nov 13, 2005 (29 photos)

I decided to start taking pictures of my food when I remember... thought it would be an interesting topic. So occasionally there will probably be new photos, but I won't promise anything ;)

This is Basque Country
Jul 26, 2009

... back to look for it for him, but with no luck. This will set him back a few days to get organized. Slow, painful walk to Pamplona from here with Gorge (slow for me, painful for him), and his knee was really erally bad. Fun though, as he is a fun walking ...

The Running of the Bulls
Jul 13, 2007

... Madrid right now and getting ready to go see some sights for the day. Then at 3:00 pm we will hop on the train and leave for Pamplona. That´s right, running of the bulls here we come. We have no where to stay, so we plan on stayin up all night. That way we ...

Bull run
Jul 14, 2004 (12 photos)

We're in the pic somewhere

San Fermine
Jul 16, 2005 (3 photos)

The San Fermine Festivals, the Running with the Bulls....what an experience and where to begin explaining it. We got into Pamplona around 6pm. The city itself is rather small, but it was overloaded with runners. I guess I hadn't thought too much about what ...

Back in Pamplona
Oct 2, 2005 (12 photos)

Back in Pamplona for the week........