BUCKET LIST / RUNNING WITH THE BULLS

RUSH HOUR every July 7 in Pamplona, Spain

OK, another year has gone and your bucket list item to visit Pamplona during the Running of the Bulls (July 7 annually) but hope springs eternal there’s always next year.

To whet your appetite go to a very enthusiastic blog called Bull Balcony, a site that inspires a trip to Spain to see the Running of the Bulls.  If this site doesn’t fire up your imagination it’s too late for you—stay home.

http://www.bullbalcony.com/fiesta-de-san-fermin.html

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MOST FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTION:
Q: What does the red bandana signify?
A: That you're an idiot.

COOL PLACE TO VISIT WHILE IN PAMPLONA:

CAFE IRUNA, PAMPLONA, WHERE HEMINGWAY STATUE CAN BE FOUND AT THE BAR.

WHAT NO HEMINGWAY PICTURE?
Here you go:

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Many of the establishments that Hemingway frequented (Circa 1959) in his different visits to the Navarrese capital are still preserved. Thus the Txoko bar, the Hotel La Perla and the Iruna coffee, all in the central Plaza del Castillo and the Hotel Yoldi, bullfighting par excellence.