A journey that began at the opening cannon of Pamplona’s San Fermín festival, veered into the forests of Romania searching for Dracula’s tomb, and turned into a cross-continental road trip from Vienna to the Basque coast. We dined on fondue beneath the Eiger, explored medieval ramparts in Carcassonne, tasted wine in Châteauneuf-du-Pape, and ran with the bulls — twice. Europe compressed, condensed, and unforgettable.