So, the mystery town was Pamplona, the capital of Navarra, a region in Northern Spain. Congrats to Christy for the first correct guess! YAY! It is most famous the world over for Los Sanfermines, a weeklong celebration in honor of Saint Fermin, the city's patron saint, that runs from July 7th-14th. This is when people dress in all white with a red hankerchief (called pañoleta) around their necks and run ahead of the bulls on their way to the bullring. The distance is about 800 meters and the run lasts around 2-3 minutes. This little city of under 200,000 is flooded with tourists during the week of San Fermin, with up to a million and a half people crammed into its narrow streets. Which is why I, for one, will not ever be in Pamplona the second week in July.
Ernest Hemmingway spent a lot of time in Spain, and in Pamplona in particular. This is his favorite bar/resturant in town, where he wrote The Sun Also Rises.
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uno de enero, dos de febrero, tres de marzo, cuarto de abril, cinco de mayo, seis de junio, siete de julio, SAN FERMIN! what an unforgettable experience... i wanna go back!
Have you seen "le auberge espanol"? Tony and I are watching it right now, its about a french student that goes to live in Barcelona for a year - *sigh* makes me wanna go! I need to plan a trip.
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