Wandering and Wondering (5/12/2006)

El martes empezó como suelen ser los días allí: lluvioso. Entre heavy rain, light showers o outbreaks of rain allí siempre llueve. O llega un tornado. Y cuando sale el sol con sus sunny spells prepárate que viene frío.
Ese día lo dedicamos a conocer el South Bank de London, el otro lado del Tamesis que sin ser tan turístico consituye un paseo muy agradable con unas hermosas vistas. Agradable cuando los pies no se te han puesto chorreando con el chaparrón de las 11 :-o.

Friday evenings, people get together,
Hiding from the weather.
Tea and toasted, buttered currant buns
Can't compensate for lack of sun,
Because the summer's all gone.

La-la-la-la...
Oh, my poor rheumatic back
Yes, yes, yes, it's my autumn almanac.
La-la-la-la...
Oh, my autumn almanac
Yes, yes, yes, it's my autumn almanac.


London Eye, Waterloo, Lambeth, The Globe, Catedral de Southwark y la Tate Modern donde, si buscabas bien, se podía encontrar algun Chagal, algún Picasso, una sala de Rothkos, algún curioso montaje de películas o unos toboganes retorcidos que además de artísticos eran tremendamente divertidos.
Desgraciadamente los pies mojados se me habían convertido en un molesto dolor de cabeza así que había pocas ganas para tanto arte pero ¡oh sorpresa! nos encontramos un estreno de esos de Hollywood con alfombra roja incorporada. Y por allí andaban Jude Law, Cameron Diaz (de morena) y Kate Winslet. Así que nos unimos a la algarabía de gente que pedía autografos y pudimos criticar un rato lo bajito y cabezón que es el Jude Law, lo canija que está la Cameron Diaz o el frío que tenía que estar pasando la Kate Winslet con la poca ropa que llevaba.

Y con eso y un bizcocho... hasta el miercoles a las 7:30!

Wondering (Dirty Pretty Things)

We were so pretty now is this it
You and I are too young for this
No blood no lust or spit
But still there is something there to play upon
A flash of instant thereabouts youll miss it and it's gone

But still it's good to be in love with someone
When you’ve always had to be with no one.
She said everyones a story of their own
But if we don’t leave now well find ourselves with no way home

And so we strolled on all bangered and confused
At first it wasn’t pretty but we soon undid that rouse so
Now we got something in many other ways
All the boys together and a knees up on the way

Still its good to be in love with someone
When you’ve always had to be with no one.
She said everyone’s a story of their own
But if we dont leave now well find ourselves with no way home
Find ourselves with no way home

And it occurred to me, I think on Lambeth Road
There’s no more need to question life
Or cry for what I’m owed
And now it's over so now it's done
The English sun is setting and the rude boys on the run oh

Still it's good to be in love with someone
When you’ve always had to be with no one.
Still I need you to remind me every day
The lives and loves we've lost and broken on the way
Here's to tomorrow and the lonely streets we'll roam
But if we don’t leave now we'll find ourselves with no way home
Just to think we're almost home