DAY 1:
In this blog it was decided to deviate from the norm and bypass Madrid, but you won't be dissappointed because I will publish our Madrid travel adventures later. We arrived in Pamplona especially for the Running of the Bulls and because we have never experienced anything like this EVER EVER we've decided to give it special mention and attention (while it was still fresh in our minds and we could remember what happened).
It is only just a taste of the San Fermin Festival, Pamplona, Spain 2012 - The Annual "Running of the Bulls", and the following pictures are only a sample of the Opening Ceremony on Friday 6th July, 2012. The "Running of the Bulls" begins at 8am 7 July (tomorrow) and we are going to be there !!
Crazy, crazy stuff....... Read about the San Fermin Festival and latest news reports in the links below.
Further down are 2 videos, one taken just on 12 noon which you can clearly see the crowds being sprayed with Sangria, champagne and anything else that fizzed or was liquid. The second showing people as far as the eye could see down laneways off from the Plaza following and dancing to street bands singing traditional songs. Check them out......
Wikipedia link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Ferm%C3%ADn
BBC News: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18751572
UK Guardian: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/gallery/2012/jul/07/pamplona-san-fermin-festival-pictures#/?picture=392750266&index=3
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| Everyone wears the traditional White and Red outfits |
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| Spectators on their way to the Plaza |
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The crowd builds waiting for the 12 noon opening of the
San Fermin Festival 2012 |
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| The crowd builds to approx 25-30,000 people |
The party begins.......
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Revellers sprayed with Sangria
after the opening ceremony |
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| The crowds keep arriving |
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| Onlookers on balconies and any other vantage point |
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| The spectator numbers keep growing |
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| The tosser numbers keep growing |
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Opening Ceremony 12 o'clock
Passing out Ceremony 2 o'clock |
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