The timing of some of my friends' European vacations made a Spain trip too good to pass up. A good friend from work, Paul, and two old college roommates and long-time friends, Mike and Robbie, were all travelling around Europe, so we worked it out to all meet up in Spain. Also joining me on the trip was my sister, Jessica, and another friend, Frank. We did an abbreviated tour of Spain, spending one to two days in Madrid, Barcelona, and Pamplona. The brilliant timing also coincided with the Running of the Bulls in Pamplona, where we also met up with Paul's brother, Dave, our expert on the event, as he had done it before and for some reason was still alive. Also, I was not too fond of the food, though Frank was a huge fan of the simple sandwiches called bocadillos.