ロンドン到着と天候
I arrived at Heathrow Airport around 3 p.m. I took the tube from the airport to Brixton.
I seemed to recall that the train ran above ground for a little while.
The sky was dim and a light rain was falling. London is on a high latitude and it was close
to the winter solstice, so I expected it to be dim, but it was even darker than I expected.
As the train entered the underground, I looked around the car. Of course,
all the advertisements were in English and the passengers were speaking English.
It was very interesting, but I didn't feel that it was very different from Tokyo.
However, when I walked out of the Brixton turnstiles, up the stairs, and onto the ground,
I was so impressed that I just stood there for a while, taking it all in.
It was still around 4.30 p.m., but it was as dark as midnight. The rain had already stopped
and the pitch-black wet pavement reflected the neon lights and traffic signals.
And people weren't following the traffic signals. Slow-moving double-decker buses
and quick-footed pedestrians were similar in speed and dodged each other as if they were dancing.
Everything was different from Tokyo. There were numerous people of African descent.
There were also South Asians and Caucasians, but few East Asians were to be found.
ブリクストンの活気
A street vendor was selling incense. It had a strong scent, but I couldn't tell what country
it was from. The buzz of horns and various accents of English created a strange rhythm.
I thought to myself, I have never been to a place like this before.
This is what travel is all about. I was so excited.
