http://bernadettenason.com/2012/05/30/northwest-pool-austin-v-the-lido-winchester/ Storyteller, Touring Presenter, Author, Actress Tue, 03 Apr 2018 23:24:02 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 http://bernadettenason.com/2012/05/30/northwest-pool-austin-v-the-lido-winchester/#comment-252 Thu, 31 May 2012 22:28:12 +0000 http://www.bernadettenason.com/2012/05/30/northwest-pool-austin-v-the-lido-winchester/#comment-252 A commercial for British Air summoned up my experience with English beaches. Long shot of empty pier stretching into choppy, gray water reflecting gray cloudy sky. Sound of a few gulls and waves. Camera rotates to beach along long, empty and gray. Slow zoom to two lonely rock-like lumps. Soundtrack still waves and gulls. Slow zoom to lumps. Suddenly "Ethel, look, the sun." Towels and coats thrown to the sand reveal not rocks but a man & woman in bathing suits, heads face up, arms outstretched. "ahh, that's done." The two climb back into chairs silently covering themselves again with coats & towels. Logo slides onto screen, voiceover suggests taking a plane elsewhere for holiday.

]]> http://bernadettenason.com/2012/05/30/northwest-pool-austin-v-the-lido-winchester/#comment-253 Thu, 31 May 2012 05:52:37 +0000 http://www.bernadettenason.com/2012/05/30/northwest-pool-austin-v-the-lido-winchester/#comment-253 Germany has long been into the swimhall thing, indoor pools and open all year long. Costs a bit, though.

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