Took two days off to explore this historical small city. It was very important during the early pilgrim times, there were many albergues to aid the pilgrims. Today it is largely agricultural , but now the town is in total fiesta mode, that means , lots of drinking 24/7 lots of loud music. There will be little sleep to be had. It is the festival of the Bulls , running of the Bulls thru the city streets, many very drunk young men running with the Bulls. Most everyone has been drinking all day. The towns people are divided into groups, each sporting different colored shirts, each group has a marching band, they seem to make numerous loops around the city stopping at each bar along the route, the band and the runners are accompanied by wives and girlfriends, and ,oh yes ,the babies. On Saturday we positioned ourselves safely behind a fence along the route, to view the running of the Bulls. The running was to start at 7 pm at 8 pm we heard a cannon boom, oh boy here they come at last!!! All 6 Bulls ran past us with the drunk men running along side, total time for the Bulls to run past us? 6 seconds and the running of the Bulls was history, time for the colorful groups to go back to drinking. The partying continued all night, at 6am I went outside and the they were still in the bars, drinking and partying. Later in the day around 11 am I toured the city, no one in site the town was empty, most shops closed . Saturday late afternoon the groups with their bands started up again for the second running of the Bulls . This time 5 Bulls in 5 seconds. Let the drinking begin again. Another all night party .
Here are some photos.
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Loved that you got to stay over to enjoy the town and the Running of the Bulls! We loved the pictures! Also the quote you posted is very insightful! Contine to travel safely and let us know how Renee is doing. We’re a little concerned since she hasn’t been posting. Keeping you both in our thoughts and prayers! 😘😘
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Great timing…….what an experience. Love the pictures!
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