Revellers are showered in water from the balcony of Cheryl Mountcastle, 69, who has been attending Sanfermines from the U.S. for the past 24 years, after the opening of Sanfermines in Pamplona, Spain, July 6, 2023. “I had read “The Sun also Rises” in high-school, never realising it would become a big part of my life. Drinking is a significant part of the story in the book and also life here in Pamplona during the festival, but there’s also another side of San Fermin that the book doesn’t talk so much about. And that’s the families that come out, the fun “ambiente”, sharing food at the bullfights… It’s the dancing in the streets… There are many facets to this fiesta.” said Mountcastle. REUTERS/Susana Vera