A gremlin of some sortLas Ramblas is a kilometer-long pedestrian mall in the center of Barcelona. It forms a divide between the Gothic Quarter to the east and the El Raval Quarter to the west. It extends from Plaza Catalunya on the north end to the Christopher Columbus statue on the south end near the harbor. It's full of cafés, merchant kiosks, artists and street performers.
The street performers usually have some sort of elaborate costume along with a lot of body paint. They stand still and silent until change is thrown in the container at their feet. When the coins hit the container, they begin some sort of routine, usually pretty lame, based on their character. One of our favorites is the Che Guevara character, but he wasn't performing the day I took these pictures.
Ronaldinho - Barcelona soccer star
A ferry princess
Something out of a Terry Gilliam movie
A young boy tempts Death
Your guess is as good as mine
A young girl poses with Indian warrior
A little person doing card tricks (tee hee)
Edward Scissorhands
8 comments:
Simmer down, brother Beamis.
Oh yeah, Ferry "Princess"!
C'mon now. Everyone clean it up. Don't make me take out the switch.
Are you bring Ronaldinho back with you, so he can have tryouts with Beckham?
No, Ronaldinho is staying here. Plus, I have a theory that he is mildly retarded.
Why do they have Indians out there? What's that got to do with anything?
You should dress up as the hamburgular and go out there. You'd make a killing!!!
I'm not sure who would win in a fight: Mildly Retarded Street Performer Ronaldinho (MRSPR) or Mateo? It's worth paying 5 euros for a Las Ramblas Throw-Down.
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