19.11.07

Londres

Siempre me ha gustado Londres.
Me gustan sus calles y la sensación de sentirse como un niño de teta que no sabe a ciencia cierta hacia dónde mirar antes de atravesarlas.
Me gusta su laberíntico y muchas veces incomprensible metro, en el que uno no sabe nunca si ha cogido el tren en la dirección correcta.
Me gusta entrar en un pub, pedir unas pintas (nunca es suficiente con una) y olvidarme del mundo y de las preocupaciones cotidianas.
Me gusta ver (y criticar, ¿por qué no decirlo?) a esas chicas que salen de fiesta en las noches de noviembre ataviadas con un minivestido de tirantes y ateridas de frío -me gusta porque se aplican aquello de 'para presumir hay que sufrir', no penséis mal- a uno o ninguno grados centígrados.
Me gustan los hoteles baratos (?) de angostas habitaciones e inabarcables y estrechas escaleras que pueblan los barrios de la capital británica (aunque no me gusta subir esos escalones con las maletas).
Me gusta el ambiente inimitable de los campos de fútbol ingleses (¿qué deben pensar allí cuando aquí más de una afición se autocalifica como la mejor del mundo?).
Me gusta estar allí entre semana, cuando uno no tiene la impresión de que el español y el italiano son idiomas oficiales del Reino Unido.
Me gusta sentarme en el Blackbird y esperar y ver (wait and see, que dicen allí) cómo transcurre la tarde por las calles de Kensington & Chelsea y comprobar que lo único que pasa es gente de un lado para otro, veloces marabuntas que, con una frecuencia de dos minutos, salen en grupo del metro de Earl's Court.
Me gusta visitar Soccer Scene, mi tienda de deportes favorita en Londres, aunque llevo dos viajes a la ciudad sin comprar mi ritual camiseta de fútbol.
Me gusta -y entiéndase esta como mi más temeraria experiencia- hasta comer el special pie de cualquier buen pub y acompañarlo del Orgullo de Londres.

Supongo que me gusta Londres porque no la sufro como residente ni como trabajador nine to five de una metrópoli de dimensiones brutales. Porque encuentro pintoresco que a las cuatro de la tarde sea poco menos que noche cerrada y que a las cinco cierren muchas tiendas. Porque puedo permitirme el lujo de caminar a la mitad de velocidad que los londinenses. Porque la miro, en definitiva, desde un prisma latino, sureño y mediterráneo, desde el punto de vista de un país que hasta hace pocos años apenas salía de viaje y que sigue pensando que "como en España no se come en ningún sitio", que "el español es el único idioma que se pronuncia como se escribe" y que la selección de Luis Aragonés ganará la Eurocopa (como cada año, por otra parte).
Pero no puedo evitarlo: me gusta Londres.

19 comentarios:

Chus dijo...

Oh, Dios mío, síiiiii, Londonpride, sin duda la mejor cerveza de barril de Londres... ¡qué recuerdos me acabas de despertar, de mi estancia allí y de mis otras ocho visitas!

En mi caso, mis rituales son comprar comics en una tiendita de comics frente al British Museum, tomar una pintaza en cierto pub específico que nadie diría que está a diez metros de Picadilly, pasarme por una tienda de guitarras Gibson en Denmark Street, y comer unas costillas a la brasa en el Sport, un bar con unas sesenta televisiones, cada una con un deporte distinto casi en todo momento. ¡Crema!

Anónimo dijo...

Nunca he estado,pero mis dos hermanos mayores si,y el mayor en concreto,no para de ir siempre que puede,con la novia o amigos a dar un voltio por allí en el estilo que tu cuentas...entre semana,para darse una escapadita,y no siendo residente allí.

Empiezo a tener curiosidad con tanto London London...

jejeje.

Saludos JuanKa

Anónimo dijo...

Me gustaría ir a Londres para ver la final de una Champions League de mi Atlético de Madrid. uff, que sueño ;)

un abrazo

Csai D. dijo...

Juan Carlos,

Me recuerdas 6 años de mi vida en Londres. Podría escribir miles de páginas sobre mi idilio con esta ciudad e impregnarlas de todos los detalles que recuerdo. Esas caminatas con mi chaqueta negra por Fulham Road yendo al cine (iba tres veces por semana) con mi pase de UGC cinemas (24.99 libras al mes). Idolatro Nueva York, pero la elegancia de Londres jamás la viviré nunca más. Estuve hace dos semanas y me dio una nostalgia. Regreso a finales de enero y prometo dedicarle un post con imágenes de vídeo, para complementar este maravilloso recuerdo.

Abrazos.

Juan Carlos dijo...

@Csai
Avísame con tiempo y tal vez coincidamos para tomar unas cervezas.

Csai D. dijo...

los [ultimos 10 d'ias de enero.

Anónimo dijo...

Chico solo he ido una vez y m eenamore. Vuelvo el puente de mayo, no puedo permitirme el lujo de ir entre semana.
Yo , como Chus, fui al Sport, cerca de Picadilly y ese Bar es GENIAL. DIOS, que ambiente.
Tuve l asuerte de visitar Higbury 2 meses antes de tirarlo.
Esta vez ire a ver el nuevo wembley y el Emiretes
Sabéis que me encanto? Ir caminando por una calle larguísima hasta el club de tennis más famoso del mundo y no encontrarme a andie durante los 20 minutos que dura el trayecto desde el metro.
Ais Londres...
A los que lees TDG el diciembre haremos post sobre la segunda mejor ciudad del mundo.
La primera, sobra decirlo, es Barcelona
Al autor del post
La tieda no he sabido encontrar la dirección. La podrías encontrar y decirmela. Me hago colecciones de banderines ycosas raras de futbol y me encantaria ir allí.
Ya que estamos, recomiendo encarecidamente irse a Milan. En serio, no me quedo con vosotros, es una bonita cudad y con muhco que hacer.
Ala no aburro más

Juan Carlos dijo...

@daniel arias

Tienen tres tiendas, todas muy céntricas, pero yo siempre voy a la de Carnaby Street.

Aquí tienes las direcciones:

Soccer Scene Oxford Street
156 Oxford Street
London W1D 1ND

Soccer Scene Carnaby Street
56-57 Carnaby Street
London W1F 9QF

Soccer Scene Covent Garden
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