Pamplona - Day 4

Adios Barcelona, hola Pamplona!

We left Barcelona this morning and took a train to Pamplona. It was a slow morning, a little flea market browsing and then to la Bocqueria to grab some lunch to take on the train with us. La Bocqueria was really one of my favorite things about Barcelona-very bright and lively. We made it to the train station easily, well, except for the packs on our back; they are quite heavy, but luckily we don't have to carry them too much. We caught our train and met an Australian girl named Fiona. Very sweet girl who entertained us much of the ride. Once we got to Pamplona, our taxi driver was great who told us all about the festival. We told him we were from KY and he said he knew KY because of Rick Pitino. Not sure why he knew of Rick, but we felt an immediate bond just the same!



We just got back from watching the Spain vs. Germany. Go Espana!! We watched it at a little bar near our hotel, and there were quite a few characters there. It was especially awesome since they won :) Matt was quite excited because they had Duff beer. For those who don't know, this is a Simpsons reference. We thought maybe the bottle was just decoration, but after speaking to a few servers, we were able to get one. (See pic below)



We are in Pamplona for the Running of the Bulls. Everybody here is dressed in white with either a red sash or belt. Mandy and I ran to H&M yesterday and stocked up on white clothing; bought some cheap clothes so that when we get soaked with sangria, we won't ruin any of our Europe clothing. Still need to get our red sashes, but other than that, we're ready for the bulls.


It's late here, so time for bed. Our hotel has AC and there's no street noise, so hopefully we will get a good night's rest!

Matt and his Duff beer.

The bar where we watched the world cup. The little man in the navy was having a great time. We tried to get video of his dancing, but unfortunately it didn't work.