Nightbridge (Harvey Nichols and Harrods) and Winter Wonderland 2015（ナイトブリッジでデパート巡り＆ウィンターワンダーランド）

21th November 2015, Saturday
11月21日（土）

　Today, I went shopping to 2 famous departments near Nightbridge station. One was Harvey Nichols and the other was Harrods. It was snow but I decided to go out!!
　本日は、雪にも負けず、有名どころのデパート巡りへ！ハ―ベイニコラス、ハロッズ、初の来店です。

 I forgot to take pictures because it was very cold!! But the buildings were also fashionable.
Harvey Nichols has fashionable clothes and Christmas goods. I could find cute Christmas ornament in the shape of clock and small Christmas pudding. Harrods was very big and there were various kinds of things!! I always lost my way and found new products.
　寒かったので写真を撮り忘れましたが、建物もおしゃれです。ハ―ベイニコラスではお洒落な洋服が勢ぞろい。クリスマスグッズも売られており、小さなクリスマスプディングなんてものも売っていました。ハロッズはとても大きい売り場であり、何でもあります。

 I could enjoy shopping. In fact, I almost couldn’t buy anything…these were expensive for me (Today, I didn’t have so much money. I had to save it due to some reasons…I am just a student, so…). I could buy scone (1.5 pounds). That’s all! I decided to come there again before Christmas!
　ショッピングは楽しかったけれど、けっこう値段が高くて、今事情があって金欠なので（学生だし）、スコーン以外は購入できませんでした・・・クリスマス前に再度来ることを決意しつつ・・・

 After shopping, I found Winter Wonderland had already opened! It was opened from yesterday.
　ショッピングの後はハイドパークへ。あの有名なウインターワンダーランドが、なんと既に開催されていました！！今年の開催は、昨日からだそうです。ラッキー！！

 Hyde park had already had good atmosphere of winter. Today, the weather changed from snow to clear sunny. I was lucky! It was beautiful day!!
　ハイドパークは既に冬模様でいい雰囲気です。そして雪から快晴に変わり、とても散歩日和な雰囲気です。

　Pigeons looked cold. Their wings were swelled by the air.
　鳩も寒そう。ふくらすずめのように、羽を膨らませているのかな？？

 A squirrel!!
　リスが！

 I had never seen swan from such a close distance. Cute!!!
　こんなに近くで白鳥を見るのは初めてです。

 Winter wonderland was little crowded by many children. I could feel enjoyable London Christmas. I could find many Christmas ornaments, goods and sweets! I like ginger bread. I could find it at there!!
　今日は、やはり子供たちで混んでいました。ロンドンのクリスマスを少し垣間見ることができ、満足です。クリスマスのオーナメントやスイーツやグッズがたくさん売られており、更に私の好きなジンジャーブレッドも発見！

 

 Today, I had a plan to go to concert to listen to “The Moldau”. But I was little tired because of shopping. So I gave up to go. But I love listening to it. So, I listened to it via CD and internet. In fact, I have nice CD performed by Berlin Phil!! And I also could listen to an audition of “The Moldau” performed by Kotaro Fukuma (I believe he is one of the greatest Japanese pianists. He lives in Berlin now.). Few years ago, I went to his concert and listen to great “The Moldau” performed by piano in Aichi prefecture. It was very impressive and I couldn’t forget. In this year, at last, his CD of the music was on sale!!! I could listen to only introduction, but it was nice and I could remember the great concert.
　少し疲れたので、予定していたスメタナのモルダヴが演題に含まれているコンサートにはいかず、家でCDと試聴ウェブを聴くことにしました。実はベルリンフィルのモルダヴのファンなので、温かい部屋でゆったりワインを飲みながら楽しむことができ、良い夕方を過ごすことが出来ました。さらに、日本人ピアニストの福間　洸太朗さんがCD発売直後であり、試聴ウェブが用意されていたので、以前愛知に聴きに行った福間さんのモルダヴが忘れられない私は、早速試聴。イントロ部分のみでしたが、コンサートの時の感動を思い出しました。そういえば、ひょっとして、福間さんもベルリンフィルを聴いて編曲されたのか、雰囲気が似ているような感じがしました。

 Listen to beautiful music in warm room while drinking wine was very nice. I love going to the concert hall. But sometimes staying in room and listen to the music is also nice.
　素敵な音楽をコンサートホールで聴くのが好きですが、寒い夕方には、部屋でゆったりと音楽を聴くのも素晴らしいです。