I
see that a new ailment has been invented, for which someone -
literally – has the solution. It's Tired
Eyes. Tired
ears next? Ugly lobes?
And
since we're talking of eyes, here - a propos of nothing - is a nice pair.
Which
sort of reminds me – The Queen's face looks remarkably smooth for
her 87 years. Does Botox
have the royal seal of approval, I wonder.
A
week or so ago, I wrote that Pontevedra had not one but three
separate tourist offices, all competing with each other. But I was
wrong. There are four. The Turismo
of the Galician Xunta is so narrowly focused, I couldn't find any
brochures there in any language other than Gallego. Perhaps
they've taken to heart the prediction that belt-tightening Spaniards
won't be coming from other parts of the country. Though there was a
couple of these at the desk, being attended to in Spanish. The
brochure which interested me most was for a museum exhibition in the
vast white elephant on the outskirts of Santiago, which is Galicia's
most expensive vanity project. And which the local government is
desperately trying to find a use for. If you're trying to find it,
it's called A
Cidade da Cultura da Galicia and
it's on Monte Gaiás. And you should know that Luns
pechado
mean it's closed on Mondays.
Another
observation on the changing retail scene in Pontevedra – Somewhat
to my surprise, we're now blessed with some new travel and estate
agents. The former may turn out to be temporary and the latter must
know something I don't know. I certainly can't see them doing much
business in August.
I
mentioned Pontevedra's pretty women yesterday (I should mount a
gallery, I guess) and just want to add that the attractiveness of
their dogs seems to be in an inverse relationship. Boy, are they
ugly, comprising, for the most part, fashionable pugs and French
bulldogs. Occasionally, someone goes the whole hog of dragging round
a British bulldog. Than which there's no more repulsive canine on the
planet.
Well,
I've been joshing for almost a page and ignoring the fact that Spain
stands on the verge of sovereign bankruptcy. If you've read a
newspaper or seen the TV news today, you can't have failed to notice
this. Rather than add my own analysis and predictions, here's a few
articles for those with an interest in knowing more:-
-
Eurozone danger mounts as Spain spins out of control. The battle for
Spain is already lost.
- No amount of austerity measures and reforms has managed to keep Spain out of the eurozone debt crisis and the free-spending of the
country’s autonomous regions could be the catalyst for the
much-feared bailout.
-
Blaming the Spanish vctim as Europe spirals into a summer crisis.
Coming
down from those heights, we reach the question of whether “Barr
pled guilty” is correct English. Or is it perhaps Scottish usage?
Finally
. . . I was reading an English paper on line this morning when I was
suddenly confronted with an ad for something involving that dreadful
woman Belén Estéban. What
is my world coming to? And how and why?
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