Juan Blanco on the Streets of Pamplona for Two Days at The Running of the Bulls
Image: mayormente.comThis is the second post in a series about the tales of Juan Blanco and his adventures in Spain. You can read the first one here.
The year was 1995. I had just graduated from high school and was on my second trip to Spain, where I would once again be spending the summer.
I remember the exact moment when my host brother, Manuel, turned to me and asked me if I wanted to go to "Los Sanfermines." I didn't know what he was talking about. He said, "you know, where they do the running of the bulls." I had no idea what I was getting myself into, but I knew I wanted to go. It was only a couple of days away and he warned me that all the hostels and hotels would already be full.
We would be spending two days on the streets.
Later that day we bought our bus tickets to Pamplona. We packed our bags, I didn't bring much:
- Backback (Doubled as a pillow)
- Toiletries
- Sleeping Bag
- 2 changes of underwear
- a pocket knife
- Red Scarf (this is traditional)
- Huge bottle of vodka and equally huge bottle of OJ
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