I'm not going down to the demo, since I'd probably get mad and get in a fight. That would not be good. The demo is being televised live on Catalunya TV; they've cut away and will be back in fifteen minutes or so. There are police helicopters, two of them, flying over our neighborhood. The demo started at the corner of Diagonal and Paseo de Gràcia at five sharp with all the politicians in front. The turnout is enormous. I have no way of judging how many people are there but there are a hell of a lot. I saw a Republican Left balloon, a whole bunch of red flags interspersed with Catalan ones, a couple of Spanish Republican flags and a couple of Cuban flags, and a lot of hand-lettered signs, mostly saying unpleasant things about Bush and / or Aznar. It's chilly out, too, and they're getting a lot of people. The trains and buses are all full and they can't get in and out of the metro at the downtown stations. The official demo route goes down Paseo de Gràcia, the city's main commercial street, known for its architecture, for a mile or so and then makes a left on Gran Vía and goes another half-mile or so to Plaza Tetuán. I'll keep y'all posted.