Day 8 - buses, bulls and bombs

Today we left our hotel outside of Bilbao early and made our way to Pamplona. Pamplona is famous for the running of the bulls during the Festival of San Fermin which happens every year from July 7 - 14. We were able to take a quick walking tour of the city that included the highlights of the bull ring and the route the bulls take through the town. Here are a few pictures.

We then loaded the bus and headed out of the Basque country. After another 2.5 hours we stopped in a city called Zaragoza. It has a huge basilica with a few miracles, one being the black Madonna that appeared on top of a pillar to encourage Saint James to continue on his journey. The second has to do with 3 bombs that were dropped on the basilica during a prayer ceremony that magically didn't explode. 

After lunch we made a 4 hour trek to Barcelona, we arrived at our hotel and ate dinner. Now we are relaxing for a full day of fun tomorrow!