Off to London. The weather forecast says it's going to fall to -17 inland. Here, by comparison, it's an almost tropical -5.
We take the train down to the airport. It arrives on time and is empty in that way only off-season trains can be. Some American tourists waiting in the station departure hall look at the Irn Bru vending machine with comingled interest and dread. Scotland is the only country in Europe ( and possibly the world ) where Coke isn't the #1 soft drink choice. Here Irn Bru reigns supreme. The American tourists pass on their opportunity to sample this remarkable taste.
Easter Eggs have gone on sale at the station fast food market. They can be found alongside the Valentines Day cards. Whenever did Easter Eggs appear on the shelves straight after Christmas ?
Climbing out of Edinburgh a decidedly frosty view from the plane towards the Forth bridges.
The border country beneath us blanketed in thick snow. British Airways have an Airbus on the route which is well pressurized and just the right 'not too hot, not too cold ' cabin temperature. We're twenty minutes late taking off but thanks to a push from the jet stream we land on time.
7 comments:
We get hot cross buns in our supermarket on Boxing day in NZ.
Hari OM
...and I spotted hot-cross buns in the supermarket before Christmas... maybe they just didn't go away! YAM xx
Joan Didion's essay on the Santa Anas really captures how it feels when the wind blows. I grew to hate the Santa Anas when we lived in LA (the house where we lived is in one of the evacuation zones), to the point where, when we moved to France, I tried to find an area that wouldn't subject us to France's sometimes equally weird winds. The article about the arctic was also fascinating. Apart from the strategic issues, I had no idea that the US occupied Greenland as an invited guest during WWII - that fact may also be contributing to this current nonsense.
Hot cross buns are available all year round - sacrilege!
Interesting article on the Santa Ana and the effects on daily life.
I will have to try the local elixir next spring, and a little single malt.
I wonder if the early Easter candy is meant for foreign tourists, to be able to give the "exotic" at Easter time....
Irn Bru is certainly way out of most people's comfort zones - other than Scots!
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