• Deepika SaksenaAdventure on Camino FrancisTraveler
    5Entering Zubiri. Stopped here for breakfast at 8am.More ponies..This is the entrance to Larrasoana - dashed in here for a quick coffee and snack.Zurian - another cute town in the way...This was a bit boring and along the road.1Narrow path along the side of the mountain - road down below. Thank god it wasn't raining.Ran into Mercedes from Dominican Rep. - foraging for figs. The highlight of my day were the figs!!Will stay here next time.Entering Pamplona with my new friend Mercedes.Lots to see in Pamplona!Reunion in Pamplona with my Borda family. Tapas night.1A very special ham...Met up with my camino family from Borda for dinner.2Monumento al Encierro - running with the bulls!Pamplona Cathedral.Pamplona Cathedral.The monument to the Charter of Navarre (Los Fueros).Cafe Iruna where Hemingway used to hang out. And the bar next door.2Pretty gory - watch at your own risk! 😀

    Made it to Pamplona!

    September 7, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C

    Day 4 and 5 Pamplona - Had to make up for the easy day before - walked 32 kms from Bizkaretta to Pamplona - with some significant climbs and a serious descent! Luckily I ran into a woman who had done this route before and she knew where to find the elevator that takes you up to the walled city of Pamplona. Saved me about a hundred steps up 😀. Spent 2 days in Pamplona to recover from it!
    Having listened to Hemingways book en route and to the vivid description of the 7 day bull festival I decided to check out the bull ring. They had a self guided tour with photos and videos of the whole process including the famous bull run. I’ve added a video of a small section of their show.    Read more