Gallery: The Running of the Crazy People (Oh Yeah, and Bulls)
Karie on Jul 13th 2008 11:58 am
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- We've got our uniforms now!
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- Karie with the Saint
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- Thanks mom for sending the Jiff to Go!
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- Thank God for these guys, constantly cleaning the streets
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- People lined up along the barriers waiting for the bull run to begin
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- On the balcony, waiting for the bull run to begin
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- Here come those running bulls!
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- Rounding "Dead Man's Corner"
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- Watch out!
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- You can see the guy under the bull who is about to get stepped on
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- Bull run
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- Bull run
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- Bulls sliding all over the place
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- You can see what's about to happen...
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- An injured runner, who was stepped on by a bull
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- Both the balconies and the streets were packed
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- The guy who got thrown in the air by a bull, waving to the crowd as he's carried away
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- This guy wasn't doing quite as well, after being stepped on by a bull
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- The view from the end of the run, heading into the bull ring
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- Here come the bulls!
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- Trying to corral the bulls through the ring and out the other side
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- Baby bull released into the crowd of runners
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- Baby bull having a face-off with one of the runners
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- Jamon anyone?
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- In the Plaza de Toros
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- Definitely wear close-toed shoes!
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- A bull Karie found at San Fermin
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- Scott running from a mural
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- These guys saw Scott's big camera and asked him to take their picture
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- Matador and bull
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- During the bull fight
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- During the bull fight
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- The stadium was 100% full of red and white
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- The atomic comb-over is not bound by International borders
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- Our super classy room
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- This is what happened when we tried to lock the door to our apartment
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- More bulls
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- 1 for 5 or 2 for 4 - that IS a deal!
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- Bocadillo con chorizo y queso... we ate 8 of these in 3 days
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- A guy giving his friend a lift
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- Dirty people
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- A cow Karie found
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- Scott with one of the guys who helped him get down from the balcony
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- The firecracker bull run
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- Well this is one way to get good and dirty
Filed in Photo Gallery, Spain, Travels | Comments (5)
July 21st, 2008 at 7:27 am
Holy Cow!
What great pictures!
February 21st, 2009 at 1:09 am
hi
so, did you use the bull balcony company for everything?
Were you pleased?
Sylvia
If you purchased the bullfighting tix from them…did you have good seats?
S.
February 21st, 2009 at 1:37 am
@Sylvia: We used bull balcony for our room and balcony rental, but their bull fight tickets are very expensive so we just bought them from the arena ticket office when we arrived. After each night’s bull fight tix go on sale for the next night. You have to line up early but it’s MUCH cheaper. I suppose if you really want to be sure to get a good seat you could buy them in advance, but we sat high in the arena and could still see just fine.
As for bull balcony, they were ok. There are many comparable services and I don’t think it is necessarily the best one, but I waited too late to book so my options were limited. The balcony view was good, and the apartment was slightly better than I had expected… but keep in mind that I wasn’t expecting much to begin with! If you want something nicer or quieter I would recommend staying in the newer part of town, but if you plan to take full advantage of the fiesta (and hence won’t be in the room much anyway) then it’s fine.
Have fun!
March 27th, 2009 at 7:50 pm
Hi Karie -
We’re about to book with Maria through bullbalcony.com. Did she require a deposit in advance? Everything sounds great, I just get skeptical when it’s too good to be true.
Thanks in advance!
March 27th, 2009 at 8:06 pm
@Charlie: Yes, we paid a deposit in advance too. I was also a bit skeptical so I put it on a credit card that I knew would handle any issues if they turned out to be shady… I figured the 5% credit card fee they charge would be better than letting some scammer drain my bank account… but of course everything turned out fine anyway. It was not a scam. Have fun at San Fermin!