The Spaniards suffer from insomnia. At San Sebastian, where I spent 10 blissful days, all parties and serious eating began at midnight, after the last screening of the day. These festivities continued till dawn. The person who remains behind after the liquor is gone is the host. We live in surreal times. The World Trade Center clouded the proceedings a bit but not much. A number of American actors were expected, among them Warren Beatty and Julie Andrews, but they stayed away due to the calamity. As our hoteliers have learnt to their cost, Americans will not travel at the slightest hint of danger. Worshippers of Hollywood stars who choked the sidewalk every evening went home disappointed.
