Tag: Pamplona
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Out of Pamplona, on the Camino de Santiago
We left our apartment in Pamplona at 7:30AM, in the cooler hours of the morning. The sunrise was lovely over the square. We crossed over the first of many scallop shell icons of the Camino leaving Pamplona, only a few yards from our hotel. Our exit out of Pamplona was pretty easy, and we found…
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A day in Pamplona
Pamplona is most famous for the Running of the Bulls, a spectacle that ends badly for the bulls and sometimes even for some of the hundreds of people who run with them. It’s also a major religious site along the Camino de Santiago, where there are no fewer than 9 churches and the cathedral, which…
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Into Pamplona, over the Pyrenees!
One thing that was amazing when we crossed from France to Spain was how quickly the culture changed. Within a mile, many people didn’t speak any French at all, and the food and drink choices had all changed. One of the most dramatic food changes occurs at breakfast. French breakfasts are all basically empty calories:…