The saying here in Germany (at least in the southern, Bavarian part of Germany) they have a saying that goes "April, April. Er weiß nicht, was er wünscht" which translates to "He knows not what he wants". It Italy they say "Aprile Pazzesco. Li vedete il sole e portare un ombrello" that translates to "crazy April, you see the sun and you bring an umbrella." Even in the US is "April showers bring May flowers" (and, of course, what do Mayflowers bring? Pilgrims!) But where are those may flowers? What happens to the crazy April that brings a nice May? So far I´ve experienced more rain in May than any other month. The whole time I was in Berlin I was hit with rain literally "out of the blue". I would look up to see blue skies and ten minutes later it would be raining.
Yesterday the rain, at least, worked in my favor a bit. I was standing it on the outskirts of Berlin trying to find a ride to Hamburg when a guy felt sorry for me and picked me up. Of course I had to stand in it for almost an hour before that guy pulled up. But on to blue skies!
...or so I had hoped. After two fairly quick rides I got to Hamburg where the sun was shining like I didn´t even know it could in north Germany. There were even hot air balloons flying around the city. It was definitely picturesque (and of course I snapped a few pics). A few minutes ago I looked out the window to a beautiful day. But as I sat here typing for a few minutes I started to hear the rain pelt the window. Ugh.
Top five rainy songs in my head:
- Travis - Why Does It Always Rain On Me?
- The Doors - Riders on the Storm
- Creedence Clearwater Revival - Have You Ever Seen The Rain?
- Heather Nova - Keep Me (London Rain)
- Bob Dylan - Love Sick
Posted May 10, 2004 04:50 AM @ (GMT - 6)
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Well, you did pretty well yesterday...!
Here's Tim from nl. remember?
Keep in touch about hitching next summer to Italy