Furry and dizzy ideas, comments & general craziness while dining at the restaurant at the end of the universe
Thursday, November 11, 2004
As it is sunny and nice, I strolled down to Gunwharf Quys at lunchtime. It was very peaceful, the clear breeze, the sounds of the waves lapping at the harbour, some people sitting in outdoors cafes. Then I thought how I hated it when we first arrived in this country. The horrid town were we lived then was only a 20 minute drive from here. But it wasn't on the sea. It felt enclosed, stale. I like cities on the seaside. They are open, there is always the endless sea, the immense sky and a way out for the body and the mind. You can feel the winds of change coming from overseas, there is freedom out there. I have decided I will never live in a block of flats. Never again. And I will only live in seaside cities. There is a wide choice of them in every continent : Barcelona, Portsmouth, Auckland, Sydney, San Francisco, New Orleans -right, beside a lake and river, but who cares with a city like New Orleans!
Hace sol y buen tiempo, asi que camine hasta Gunwharf Quays durante mi pausa para almorzar. Ah que paz... la brisa fresca, el sonido de las olas en los muelles, gente sentada al sol en las terrazas de los cafes. Y se me ocurrio pensar que poco me gustaba todo cuando llegamos a este pais. La ciudad provinciana donde viviamos quedaba a 20 minutos en coche de aqui. Pero no estaba al borde del mar. Habia una sensacion general de claustrofobia, de moho. Me gustan las ciudades al lado del mar. Son abiertas con su mar infinito, el cielo inmenso, puertas abiertas para escapar fisica y mentalmente. Casi puedes sentir los vientos del cambio que llegan de otros paises, la libertad al alcance de la mano. He decidido que nunca mas voy a vivir en un bloque de pisos o apartamentos. Nunca mas. Y solo vivire en ciudades al lado del mar. Y hay muchas para escoger en todos los continentes : Barcelona, Portsmouth, Auckland, Sydney, San Francisco, New Orleans -vale, esta ultima esta al lado del lago y del rio, pero que carajo, con una ciudad como New Orleans no hay pegas que valgan!
The weather today:
Sunny
12°C
UV Index: 1 Low
Wind: From the North at 6 mph
Dew Point: 3°C
Humidity: 58%
Visibility: Unlimited
Barometer: 1,022.4 mb
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