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RUNNING OF THE BULLS - Viva San Fermin!

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July 9th 2011
July 6th VIVA SAN FERMIN, PAMPLONA AND THE RUNNING OF THE BULLS! I just arrived at my hotel in Pamplona and already the craziness of the festival is all around. I was hoping that last night I would get a good nights sleep on my last day in Madrid but I got 4 new roommates in my hostel, and it turns out they are 4 American guys in law school at Oklahoma State and they planned on doing the r ... read more

Europe » Spain » Navarre » Pamplona

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Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in ... ... read more