Fountains! There are hundreds of them here - everywhere you go. Even a country town like Imsallata has a massive one. There are fountains at roundabouts, and in parks. The style is modernist, generally. I suppose they were built in the last two decades. There's an exception in Green Square. It's neo-classical. Four horses, appearing to fight their way up out of the water. Eye-catching. Presumably it was built by the Italian colonialists. It works wonderfully: water jets 15 foot high. None of the others do: they're all choked with dust and sand, receptacles for rubbish.
LTPTP XXV: We Shall Overcome
We shall indeed. It's a lovely wee tune to learn. I've almost memorized it this morning, the idea being, when I encounter a piano, I want something to sit down and play on the bugger. I've a feeling that my keyboard's keys are lighter than a proper piano's, and there'll be a bit of effort transferring the skills I've gotten so far. Probably, at some point this year, I'll be in workplace with a piano. I'll print off some simple music and scales, and work at it, but it's likely to be in a public place so I want something to avoid making a twat of myself initially. It feels right that this should be the first tune I learn by heart.
Do you have a digital camera? Have you been taking pictures whilst you're there? I'd like to see some.
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I've posted about this - not really possible to post pics from here - but i'm home in a few days. Thanks for reminding me about flickr - read about it recently and intend to check it out.
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