Pamplona
Travel Blogs from Pamplona, Spain and Canary Islands
Into El Toro Country, Pamplona
... last 3 days ive covered 72 kms, not far off 50 miles, and the body is getting into the routine of waking at 6am and heading straight out. The sun shines so strong here, a nice tan is a definate. After the beautiful scenery of Navarra ...
Running with the bulls
... did not rain. Our destination on this occasion nwas a beautiful village called Larrosoana. Today we gave ourselves a rest and took a shorter walk to the small city of Pamplona, famous for the running of the bulls. We walked about 20 kms today, floowing a ...
San Fermin - Running of the Bulls
... days of my life. Two words: San Fermin. For those who are currently scratching their heads, San Fermin is a festival in Pamplona, Spain. It is held annually from July 6th to July 14th. This festival is more commonly known as the running ...
San Fermin Baby!!! Running of the bulls!
Eric and I arrive in Pamplona for one of the biggest and craziest festivals in Europe, if not the world! Pamplona's San Fermin - Running of the bulls! We had booked the 5 day experience with Topdeck so we stayed at the campsite there. I remember meeting ...
The Journey Across the World
... we were on another flight to Barcelona, Spain. We arrived safely but were very tired. My first impression of Spain was that it was very clean, and everyone was white. The airport security and personnel were much more friendly than in New Jersey. The ...
San Fermin Festival
... with a tub and a bidet, 2 rooms and 4 beds! We all immediately agreed we should just cancel the rest of our trip and stay in Pamplona. After showering, we jumped on a bus to the middle of the old city. We bought some traditional red handkerchiefs that are ...
Running of the Bulls
Next morning up early to head to Pamplona!!!!! Where the real fun was to begin: I will never be able to explain how busy/ amazing/ crazy it was, it was just mental. We were staying in a camp ground out of town with a NZ group (Beige Brig) ...
Medieval Days
... when in a church or holy place, it just comes naturally. I stopped with four other pilgrims in Pamplona and explored the old city. Posh people everywhere sitting in small cafes. I had the ultimate hot chocolate which I am certain was ...
From ferry to Pamplona, Spain
26-05-12 From ferry to Pamplona, Spain After a really great night sleep on one of the best ferry's I have ever been on I finally decided to crawl out of my bed at about 09h30. I had been laying there on and off for hours simply just watching the sea go by ...
The 3 B's
... now, we were sleepless, stained, and very dirty. We did some souvenir shopping to commemorate the experience and headed to the train station. Overall, Pamplona was a short but extremely exciting stop! We experienced two once in a lifetime events within ...
Running of the Camels?
On Monday, we decided to visit Pamplona,home the world famous the running of the bulls that takes place each July. Although we didn't have to avoid any bulls in the streets, we did get to see bull ring that marks the end of the run, walk the ...
bring me back to showers and mascara
... has found her way back to city life. After an incredible 45km walk over the last 2 days I made it to Pamplona. Over 35 degrees today and really tough and rugged trails but totally worthwhile. I got to Pamplon tonight at 5 (we took about 10 ...
Pamplona
Pamplona mit seiner schönen Altstadt hat mir sehr gut gefallen. Das Leben beginnt hier eigentlich erst ab 10 Uhr abends und das ist für mich als Pilger, der in einer Herberge übernachtet, leider zu spät denn die schliessen um diese Zeit. ...
Running of the Bulls-add it to your life checklist
... nonsense was finally over, we hopped on a bus at 1am Saturday morning for a 6 hour bus ride to Pamplona! We arrived at about 7am to crowds and crowds of people already lining the streets, while many were still passed out, and there was trash everywhere. ...
Jone and Miguel
... . After all, the city did not bring me the joy I felt--my hosts did. I connected with my 'padres' rather than Pamplona, and my souvenirs are much more social than urban. The bars and calles are a blur, but the way Jone tilted her head to ...
Day 4
... it). After lunch, Mike and I took a stroll on the beach and checked out the town's cathedral. Next, we headed out to Pamplona. There, we walked the route for the running of the bulls. The route is 850 meters total, with approximately 200 runners. The ...
Navarra
... twenty years or so there has been a steep increase in numbers as people realise that this is actually a pretty cheap holiday in Spain and that there is a really very good infrastructure of Albergues to sleep in for a handful of euro a night. They aren´t ...
Pamplona for Good Friday
... see the procession, and we are some of the only tourists. The cathedral ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pamplona#Religious_architecture ) is immense, and the inner archways with vaulted ceilings enormous. There is a creepy feel to the 2 major floats ...
Never Again
I guess I should have planned that out much better. We took a bus Friday at around 5 in the afternoon and made it in to Pamplona right around 9:30 at night. We luckily met up with four other girls in out group almost immediately after arriving and ...
Nashua mobile op hul beste & weer nuwe skoene
... koop...oorweeg dit nou om my oues sommer net daar te los by die RK kerk as donativo!! En nou loop ek weer bietjie in Pamplona rond. Het onder ander hierheen gekom omdat Nashua Mobile dit goed gedink het om my te softlock - ek kon geen sms´e of niks ...
I Dreamed of Hemingway
... could not process one word. Besides having a strong cultural identity, the Basque people of Spain want to separate from Spain and become their own country (along with the Basque territory in France) and this has been a source of tension for many ...
Die diewe...en die gawe Slowenier
Aangekom in Pamplona was dit taxi soek en buskaartjie koop vir SJdP en slaapplek soek, in daardie volgorde. Ontmoet vrou van Slowenie op die lughawe, Daria is haar naam. Sy is al ´n ouma, en het nounet afgetree. Vandaar haar behoefte om die Camino te ...
The City of the Running of the Bulls
... into the city limits. It´s quite interesting just walking from the country side right into a city and so walking into Pamplona, being a big and historic city, was quite fascinating. One of the first things that we noticed were the wooden fences that were ...

