December 05, 2010

Pictures of Pamplona

This is Pamplona, the beautiful city in Navarra, Northern Spain, where I studied and spent four months of my life. We've got four vibrant seasons, world class tapas, a beautiful old town, a cathedral, a huge sprawling fortress, rivers and mills and delightful suburbs all around, two big universities, a reasonable amount of nightlife, nuns everywhere, one of the main fronts of the Basque independence movement, a park with live deer in it, festivals in every season, and more. And still, some people manage to call it boring - and after one semester! These people make me sick.

I took all of these pictures either in Pamplona proper (the majority) or in a suburb that you can reach on foot (faster by city bus).

Pamplona in Wintertime

Another day, another protest

Plaza San Francisco

Plaza del Castillo

Little girl during San Fermin Txikito

Sorauren, nearby town. (Follow the Parque Fluvial)

Very popular banner for people to hang - it asks the government to
bring Basque prisoners back to the Basque Country.

University of Navarra

La Trinidad de Arre

Another little demonstration...

San Saturnino

El Alto del Perdon (lights of Pamplona below!)

San Fermin Txikito

The Casco Viejo

View from campus in wintertime

Medieval Market Petting Zoo

San Fermin Txikito

Giant Paella at University

Birch tree in Plaza Felix Huarte

Plaza del Conde Rodezno

Church Steeple

San Saturnino

Parque Fluvial

Nuns everywhere!

Best food in the world

Paintball at the University Sports Day

Biurdana Mill

The City Hall

Monument to the Running of the Bulls

UNAV Campus

Rincon del Caballo Blanco (great view of the mountains from here!)


Basque Handball Court in the fortress

The Cathedral

1 comment:

Tina said...

Sorauren's my favorite, I think. So dramatic, and great perspective and composition. I also love the pictures you took of people. You're getting really skillful at this photography thing, Miranda. Keep taking pictures!