Last Day and night in Pamplona and it has been one crazy ride... I think after partying all night and watching the bull fight.. we crashed at about 9am and didn't wake up until 6pm... so I missed the lunch.. the largest meal in Spain and Maria said her mom was wondering if I was okay... oh I just can't keep up! but still had amazing food when I woke up nevertheless!
Another scorcher of a day outside...
Nice to know under the wikitravel guide.. under the "sleep" section.. they recommend many people sleep in the parks or wherever there is space.. so true...
We decided to check out the stalls and until night and then attend the various festivals on the last day of San Fermin!
Various shops where you can find lots of hand crafts and other soveneirs for the festival.
Afterwards to went to the city hall square and waited for the "bull of fire"... more so comething for the kids.. but still impressive nevertheless.
Later ran into Vani and got to have one more shot with her before leaving!
At midnight on the 14 th July the fiesta formally closes with the ceremony called the "Pobre de Mí." This takes place in front of the Town Hall, where the fiesta was opened 8½ days earlier.
The video below is of the major that closes the ceremonies and then people start singing the "Pobre de Mi" song.
Very nice tradition but still with an amazing amount of people and children out at that time... you actually have some people crying beacause it is an event that people build up for the whole year. Other than this time.. the city of Pamplona is very very quiet.
In the last years a new fad has come into fashion - so new that there is no official name yet for this rite - whereby the people, after having sung their sad farewell to the Fiesta, head for the church of San Lorenzo, where the statue of the Saint is kept, and they deposit their necktie and candles on the gates of the old church.
Lastly after picking up some boccatas and a large bottle of san miguel... Maria and Naria and I go to the park to watch the last fireworks f the festival.
By about 12:30 I headed back home to pack and crash for my early bus where as Maria was going to party all night... I wish I did because she got to see the "villavesa" which is when there are now no more bulls to run and people like to run in front of the first bus leaving the city or some guy goes on his bike and people run away from this one cyclist. read about it here. Haha.. too funny.
After another 4.5 hour bus ride back to Madrid.. it was too hot to go anywhere (44 degrees) outside and plus it was siesta time when I got in so everything was closed and so I just headed to the airport and I ran into Lena and Juan... um... enjoying each other one last time before saying goodbye!.. we were on the same flight back to Amsterdam... craazy!
Thank Maria!!! I had an unforgettable and exhausting time in Pamplona and will definately return one day to do it right form the beginning.
Another scorcher of a day outside...
Nice to know under the wikitravel guide.. under the "sleep" section.. they recommend many people sleep in the parks or wherever there is space.. so true...We decided to check out the stalls and until night and then attend the various festivals on the last day of San Fermin!
Various shops where you can find lots of hand crafts and other soveneirs for the festival.
Afterwards to went to the city hall square and waited for the "bull of fire"... more so comething for the kids.. but still impressive nevertheless.
Later ran into Vani and got to have one more shot with her before leaving!
At midnight on the 14 th July the fiesta formally closes with the ceremony called the "Pobre de Mí." This takes place in front of the Town Hall, where the fiesta was opened 8½ days earlier.The video below is of the major that closes the ceremonies and then people start singing the "Pobre de Mi" song.
Very nice tradition but still with an amazing amount of people and children out at that time... you actually have some people crying beacause it is an event that people build up for the whole year. Other than this time.. the city of Pamplona is very very quiet.
In the last years a new fad has come into fashion - so new that there is no official name yet for this rite - whereby the people, after having sung their sad farewell to the Fiesta, head for the church of San Lorenzo, where the statue of the Saint is kept, and they deposit their necktie and candles on the gates of the old church.
Lastly after picking up some boccatas and a large bottle of san miguel... Maria and Naria and I go to the park to watch the last fireworks f the festival.
By about 12:30 I headed back home to pack and crash for my early bus where as Maria was going to party all night... I wish I did because she got to see the "villavesa" which is when there are now no more bulls to run and people like to run in front of the first bus leaving the city or some guy goes on his bike and people run away from this one cyclist. read about it here. Haha.. too funny.
After another 4.5 hour bus ride back to Madrid.. it was too hot to go anywhere (44 degrees) outside and plus it was siesta time when I got in so everything was closed and so I just headed to the airport and I ran into Lena and Juan... um... enjoying each other one last time before saying goodbye!.. we were on the same flight back to Amsterdam... craazy!
Thank Maria!!! I had an unforgettable and exhausting time in Pamplona and will definately return one day to do it right form the beginning.
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