Hamster

Las Ramblas is a street in Barcelona that is full of people 24 hours a day, 365 days a year (apparently it explodes on New Years). Being such a happening part of town, it naturally attracts many tourists, and thereby many hostals, one of which we are staying at, mostly with _significantly_ younger travellers. The streets are full of vendors, selling the usual (and not so usual) wares. Walking down the street tonight we found a hamster out for a stroll, escaped from one of the animal vending shacks, and gobbling up excess birdfood as if it had not a worry in the world. After a good dinner and a club for some minimal house music, we went back to see if he was alright - but, he had already moved on, like the rest of the city . . .