After the Bulls

Every morning for a week the streets of central Pamplona are a reminder of the San Fermin festival revelry the night before.

2014, SpainLeslie H ColeJuly 14, 2015Pamplona, San Fermin, Running of the Bulls, AftermathComment

Here They Come!

Balconies all along the route are rented to San Fermin festival goers to watch the daily running of the bulls (and some crazy humans).

2014Leslie H ColeJuly 7, 2015Spain, Pamplona, Running of the Bulls, FestivalComment

Nuevo Artika

The columns are part of a small plaza in the newly constructed Pamplona neighborhood of Nuevo Artika where I lived for 8 months in 2015.

Leslie H ColeJune 23, 2015Pamplona, HomeComment

Next Time, I Dance

I order a small beer and we find an empty table, the only one left in the room, right by the door. I sit with my back to looking eyes. Santy says the bar is run by Bolivians.

Spain, 2018Leslie H ColeJune 19, 2015Pamplona, Music, StoriesComment

Only in Spain

I passed a coiffed woman in a fur coat and heels, shopping bag clutched like a trophy with a long, slender animal leg sticking out the end of it, hoof still attached.

motherfailLeslie H ColeJune 12, 2015Barcelona, Madrid, Pamplona, SpainComment

The Cheese Grater

People in Pamplona call the Corte Ingles department store building El rallador, or the cheese grater.

Spain, motherfailLeslie H ColeJune 2, 2015Pamplona, El Rallador, ArchitectureComment