Street Performers on Las Ramblas

I've mentioned it before, but I'll say it again: there is a lot of stuff happening on Las Ramblas. You can buy flowers or buy birds, but the biggest attraction is the street performers. I took a paseo down the street last weekend, snapping a few pictures of the acts that I saw. There are some regulars there, but every day I see someone new. For the most part each individual performer isn't all that impressive, but they certainly make the walk entertaining. Looking down a row of performers is going to make you smile at least once.

So lets take a quick run through our performers. Some of them are statues, some of them marionettes, and some of them are just strange guys in front of a speaker. There are women dancing with fans, men dancing with glass balls, and one man bands. Some people ride strange animals, other are, in fact, strange animals, and are both strange and have strange animals (yes, one of those dogs is real and is wearing goggles). There are couples performing together, guys working as team, and occasionally performers taking a break together. Some people like to dress up like movie characters, other like football stars, and some like to dress up like a table.

My personal favorite are the performers that scare people. Here's a guy who hides in a box and then pops out screaming at anyone that gives him money. He's one of my favorite to hang around for an extended period of time. You're guaranteed to hear one group of screaming girls every five minutes or so. Quality entertainment.