International Buskers

I'm sure that everyone who travels has seen buskers or street performers wherever they go.  There are certainly some places like Trafalgar Square in London for instance, where you will find many of them all at one time.

I think I've seen this "floating Yoda" every time I've gone to London.

The seated-in-mid-air, floating man was a new one to me. I hadn't seen him in the past.

But buskers aren't just found in central London, you can find them all over the world.  In Paris I saw this happy accordion player at one end of the Pont de Sully bridge.  His distinctly French melodies were luring tourists from every direction.

The headless man in Rome was found near Castle Sant' Angelo and he was drawing quite a crowd.  The young boys above were in awe of the fellow without a head.

In Siena, this pretty young girl was singing some Medieval melodies and with her period clothing, she fit right in with her ancient surroundings.

Back in London, I bet many visitors remember seeing the man playing the bagpipes on the Westminster Bridge.  He's there most days to entertain the tourists crossing the bridge.

I think my favorite busker of all I've seen was spotted on my last trip to London in a cozy little corner along the South Bank.  He was playing his tuba with so much gusto that flames were coming out of the top.  That was probably the most unique form of street entertainment I've seen in quite a while.

How about you?  Have you seen any interesting buskers on your travels?