Sunday, June 27, 2010

Who's afraid of three lions?

Yesterday's title of The Sun

Lions are everywhere right now, as three lions are the symbol of the English football national team, and the German national team visited a wildlive reserve in South Africa as a relaxing treat before meeting their arch rivals today.
On my way to the entrance of the Bank of England yesterday, I came across a number of lions on its outer wall. The bank and the museum opened their doors yesterday and members of the staff showed visitors around. I saw the most beautiful governor's office - with a table that has been used by all governors since the 17th century - and the first floor Parlours, saw the first banknotes from 1664 and lifted a 13-kilogram gold bar worth more than 330,000 Pounds.

In the evening, I went with Duji to a gig of World musicians who are active in the struggle against poverty. In the Cargo Club in Shoreditch, we listened to the music of Carmen Souza who has a great voice and an even greater smile on her face, and Talvin Singh, who is a great Tabla musician and has modernised the use of this traditional Indian instrument.

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