The great British summers evening!
Johnnys last post mentioned my smugness about the state of Englands cricket team. Yes, we are better at cricket and rugby and most sports for that matter but one thing South Africans lack that is definitely in abundance in England is the tolerance of bad weather.
I spent saturday night at a picnic concert at Kenwood House in Hampstead. Anyone who has been there will agree with me when I say that it is a spectacular venue with an amazing view back towards London. On any decent summers evening, I couldn't imagine a better venue for an outdoor picnic concert, however Saturday was marginally different in that it rained the entire day. Maybe I was just being a pessimist but I was fairly sure that after a day of hard rain and an evening sky filled with dark grey clouds, there was a fair chance of rain in the evening. A view that not many people shared apparently because the concert was full. And just as expected we had just sat down in our red and white striped deck chairs on the grass than the heavens opened up.
And did one person get up and leave? No..not one..they just put on their coats and popped up their umbrellas. Picnics were pulled out and wine was opened and everyone looked like they were enjoying a pleasant day on the beach, instead of a tropical thunderstorm. They had bought their tickets and come to see the concert and nothing was going to stop them having a good time! As it turned once you got over the fact that you were wet and were going to stay that way, it was an awesome evening! I wouldn't have swapped the rain for anything, it just wouldn't have been the same without it. It was the definitely the most truly British experience I've ever had and it was great! Maybe I'll be sitting on a pebble beach with a grey sky above me staring out a flat ocean soon, persuading myself that the sea-side is great, but I'm taking it one step at a time for now.
Cheers
Vince
I spent saturday night at a picnic concert at Kenwood House in Hampstead. Anyone who has been there will agree with me when I say that it is a spectacular venue with an amazing view back towards London. On any decent summers evening, I couldn't imagine a better venue for an outdoor picnic concert, however Saturday was marginally different in that it rained the entire day. Maybe I was just being a pessimist but I was fairly sure that after a day of hard rain and an evening sky filled with dark grey clouds, there was a fair chance of rain in the evening. A view that not many people shared apparently because the concert was full. And just as expected we had just sat down in our red and white striped deck chairs on the grass than the heavens opened up.
And did one person get up and leave? No..not one..they just put on their coats and popped up their umbrellas. Picnics were pulled out and wine was opened and everyone looked like they were enjoying a pleasant day on the beach, instead of a tropical thunderstorm. They had bought their tickets and come to see the concert and nothing was going to stop them having a good time! As it turned once you got over the fact that you were wet and were going to stay that way, it was an awesome evening! I wouldn't have swapped the rain for anything, it just wouldn't have been the same without it. It was the definitely the most truly British experience I've ever had and it was great! Maybe I'll be sitting on a pebble beach with a grey sky above me staring out a flat ocean soon, persuading myself that the sea-side is great, but I'm taking it one step at a time for now.
Cheers
Vince
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Monday, August 11, 2008
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