About a week to Pamplona and the bulls…

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Sarah and I (with the help of diligent and awesome friends watching out for our house and animals) are about to take another European adventure. This time, we won’t be trying to cram in 16 cities throughout France and Italy like we did last year but we will try to see the bulls. Ever since I read Hemingway I wanted to see the Running of the Bulls in Pamplona, Spain – well it’s about to go down (hopefully not like it went down for the Spaniard in the photo). I won’t be running with the bulls, per se, but I will be close to the action at the bull fight at the end of the run.

I have a few friends that were upset when I mentioned I would be going to a bull fight and although I understand the arguments around the animal cruelty, I don’t think they should trump years of tradition and culture. Remember, the bull doesn’t always lose.