Hotel Palacios Alfaro
Ctra Zaragoza s/n Alfaro, La Rioja, 26540, Spain and Canary Islands
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Wedding in Alfaro
... I went to see her leave the church, "La Salida" is what they call it in Spain. She was married at the Church of our Lady Burgo.There were so many people waiting for her outside the church in the narrow streets. Everyone from the town who was not at the wedding and those who were at the ceremony wait outside the church to make a lot of noise and to celebrate the ...
The Ruinous Ruins
... the cathedral, San Saturnino. This fortified cathedral was very impressive and one time it was used as a prison for some time. Above the door of the south entrance there are carvings of a woman being exorcised and the sacrifice of San Saturino (pics below). The interior of the cathedral was exquisite and held thousands of liters of rain water under it to supply the town (LEED certified?). Overall El Cerco was great and then we went to the Roman Ruins of ...
Running of the Bulls
... square, the boys ended up going into town in a different bus than me as I was heading to the bull ring itself where the boys and the bulls would eventually end up. It was a bit of a mission to buy tickets, as everyone was squeezed in with each other and pushing, they tickets were cheap though at 5.5 euros. Once in I had a bit of a wait, just before 8 people starting running in to the ring even though we hadn't heard the rockets telling us the bulls had been let ...
Bloody rain, all day
... singer)- gave me his number and told me to call if I ever passed his way again! By the time I reached Larrasoana, the sun broke through the clouds and warmed our weary souls. About thirty other peregrinos met up at the only restaurant in town and enjoyed a feast! I found a perfect walking stick, complete with a powerful handle atop, good for everything from keeping the dogs away to thrusting it to the sky with howls of joy. A good day, hard, but ...
A Primer for San Fermin
... and the streets. Some people pay for drinks, but most buy much cheaper beer, wine or liquor in stores and carry it around. There is a lot of rot-gun, boxed wine and tequila, and disgusting concoctions of wine/coke and vodka/beer and vodka/lemon drink. The streets and park areas fill with trash. The bar bathrooms have long lines, become disgusting, lack TP, etc. Dudes are peeing in the street. People vomiting. Scads of people passed out in public, and not always where they ...



