Barbara95hr
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- Time of past OR future Camino
- I plan on waking the camino in July (2015.)
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I walked through Pamplona the day before San Fermin. No danger off getting a bed. Absolutely mobbed. Eveeryone, myself included walked on to Cizur Menor- 2 albergues there. Loads of beds.
You can get a Pamplona pickup, bus station or airport, a bed, food, and delivery to SJPdP from:
http://www.corazonpuro.es/Enghome.html
It is faster and cheaper than most of the alternatives.
You have a dilemma that can only be solved by the addition of inconvenience or money!!they said they can't pick me up and I can't stay with them
Does one need to call in advance if arriving at 2:40 in Pamplona by train?I ahve written about this in another topic but maybe not all will read it so here it goes...
Fellow peregrinos. As some of you are aware I was trying to find accommodation in albuergues in Pamplona on July 5th-6th since I will be arriving pretty late (either at 22:00h or next day in the morning at 04:00h). Some of you have suggested Albergue De Jesus y Maria. I have emailed them and this is their response:
"Good morning we close the hostel from 5 to July 14.
a greeting"
This is a note for peregrinos who might be on the Camino in that period so they know not to look for accommodation there since they will be closed. So you don't walk there in vain. Also a lot of other albuergues are either full or won't charge you regular price but much higher. I have also emailed all the other Pamplona albergues from the list and I'm waiting for their reply. I will let everyone know if some of them are closed too. Maybe it would be best to avoid Pamplona and keep walking to another town or take alternative route like someone suggested here before.
Hope this info helps
Also if some of you have info on this please share with the rest of us. thanx and buen camino
Hello Barbara.
Have you solved the problem? If you still have problems, I can help you .
I wait for your news.
Un saludo.
Mikel, I am blown away by your generosity.Hello Barabara.
There isn't problem. You come to Pamplona. No matter if train or bus.
Just tell me the time of arrival at Pamplona. I'll be waiting and after rest will find a way to go to Saint Jean. Ok
Un saludo.
Honestly, if I was walking through Iruna/Pamplona during San Fermin, I'd make it one of my (very few) splurge nights, book a hotel in advance, plan a short walking day the next day (the albergue in Uterga is very nice), and take in some of the fiesta! It's one of the most famous of all Basque festivals, supposed to be a good time, and at its heart it is a religious festival.
As someone who lives in New Orleans Louisiana I have a lot of experience in differentiating between some elements of a festival and other elements---and in not letting some elements define all of the elements. For instance, Carnival and Mardi Gras are actually a family festival here, but I wouldn't take a child to Bourbon Street during Carnival. San Fermin is certainly a rowdy party, and there certainly are unsavory things that go on in part of that party. Trying to define all of San Fermin by those unsavory things is not fair, however.I would avoid Pamplona (Spanish name of the city)/Iruña or Iruñea (Basque names of the city) like the plague during San Fermín Festival. Even more if I was a woman (some reading: http://bajoelfuego.blogspot.com/2013/07/espana-las-tradicionales-fiestas-de-san.html). I think San Fermín will by crying if he's seeing all what is made in his honour. However, lovers of massive partying may enjoy San Fermín festival (or so I think).
Trying to define all of San Fermin by those unsavory things is not fair, however.
As someone who lives in New Orleans Louisiana I have a lot of experience in differentiating between some elements of a festival and other elements---and in not letting some elements define all of the elements. For instance, Carnival and Mardi Gras are actually a family festival here, but I wouldn't take a child to Bourbon Street during Carnival. San Fermin is certainly a rowdy party, and there certainly are unsavory things that go on in part of that party. Trying to define all of San Fermin by those unsavory things is not fair, however.
It seems my post needs some clarification(s) because I wasn't really defining (all) San Fermín festival by the sort of acts quoted on the link I provided.
I said I would avoid San Fermín festival like the plague but I didn't say why so I'll explain it. I would avoid it because I don't like crowds and Pamplona/Iruña/Iruñea gets really crowded during the Festival (with full accommodations, people sleeping in parks...). Moreover, if I was making a pilgrimage, I wouldn't like to have to research when and where I could be within a city to avoid typical Festival things (in Spain) like (too much) noise, finding drunken people...; things that usually get bigger as bigger, in attendants, is the Festival.
Being the OP a woman, I felt it was necessary to warn her about aggressions towards women on the Festival so she could take whatever preventive measures she considers neccessary. As I said, if I was a woman, those aggressions would be for me another reason to avoid the festival. It doesn't mean they define the festival. It means I find sexual (3 rape reports on 2011) and/or sexist aggressions serious enough as to avoid any situation that might mean to be victim of them.
P.S.: The city council made a guide with info about how to prevent that sort of aggressions and what to make if you suffer them during the festival (you can read it: www.sanfermin.com/files/Image/guia/guia_sexismo_es.pdf).
Then may San Fermin guide you and protect you until you return.The link you provided is in spanish and pdf so I can't translate it, but thx anyway. I must say I agree with you and will avoid the festival because I'm going to this pilgrimage for certain resons and not to party at a festival. If I do want to see it it would be a special trip just for that and not now.
Hello Barabara.
There isn't problem. You come to Pamplona. No matter if train or bus.
Just tell me the time of arrival at Pamplona. I'll be waiting and after rest will find a way to go to Saint Jean. Ok
Un saludo.
the festival has plenty of wonderful religious and family activities, as well as bull fights, during the day.
The link you provided is in spanish and pdf so I can't translate it, but thx anyway.
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