Talking
of town . . . Amidst the swathes of boarded-up shops, there are some
new ones which may be thriving. Prominent among these are the
frozen-yoghurt places, of which there are at least 3 in the centre.
And possibly more on the fringes. Beats me but I guess there's an
element of fashion. After all, do we really need 6 or 7 kebab houses?
I've
finished Brian Sewell's The Naked Pilgrim. The last scene sees
him disrobing and burning his pilgrimage clothes on the beach at
Finisterra/Fisterra. Whereafter, he takes a dip in the sea. Except he
doesn't. This is done by his body double. Which is me. Honest. From
the back, no one can tell. And I was cheaper than him.
Looking
at a Spanish cyclist in the Olympics today, I noted he had España
down the side of his thigh. As far as I can tell, all other countries
are using the English version of their name. So, curious. And
significant?
Which
reminds me of a paragraph I read this evening in the autobiography of
a comedy writer – David Nobbs:- “The three of us also went to
Denmark, where Peter ordered drinks in his fluent German in a bar
near the border. As we left, the barmaid heard us talking in English,
chased us down the street, and said “Come back! I thought you were
Germans. I've overcharged you terribly.”
Talking
of the eurozone. . . Here's our Ambrose on the confrontation that's
taking place – in August! - between voluble Germans and outspoken
Italians. As it's a war of words, I guess the latter have a chance of
winning this one.
And here's a rather plaintive overview of his country('Absurdistan') from
a returning Spaniard. Fascinating.
God
forfend! Veggie Square was blessedly devoid of accordionists this
evening but just as I settled down to read the paper, along came a
bloody harmonica player. Are we to be spared no torment this summer?
Warning:
If you should get an email from a friend using your first name and
exhorting you to “View this site – www90.africanssafari.net”
don't bother. It's yet another dating
site.
Finally
. . . Click on this for an alternative view of Iran.
Finally,
finally . . . This
is the mural(graffiti?) on the wall alongside the drive up to
Pontevedra's pilgrims' albergue. I've been meaning to snap it
for a while. Enjoy! I shall explain its religious significance tomorrow.
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