Two of the main streets of Bristol are Whiteladies Road and Gloucester Road.
Whiteladies Road, white lady, lively during the day but even more 'rich as it is in the evening' of pubs and clubs separates (or should I say combines) two very desirable residential areas, Clifton and Redland, featuring delicious Georgian and Victorian houses, from expensive private schools and attractive displays of excellent delicatessen. The name of the road appear to date back to 800 and comes from the name of a pub on Whiteladies Inn, fulfilling the stereotype of an explanation so as to make it appear built to art!
Gloucester Road, the most 'popular and with a genuine' no filter, and 'full of shops of all kinds, from the charity shop to take away from the florist to the repairer of PCs, while also hosting her pubs and restaurants. Gloucester Road, supporne the origin of the name, and 'more' immediate and less doubt and 'the road to Gloucester.
As I have already 'quoted Gloucester 6 times with this (including il titolo) una domanda sulla pronuncia ci sta tutta: come l'avete letto? Gloster vero? Ah ecco, bravi, mica sarete come me che, appena arrivato, pensavo non senza una certa soddisfazione per aver riconosciuto il dittongo ou "di house", che si pronunciasse Glaucester quando invece ero semplicemente cascato nel primo di tanti ostacoli linguistici...
Ieri, per puro caso, cercando tutt'altro, ho scoperto che Gloucester Road e' anche un gruppo funk/rock di Bristol dalla musicalita' piacevole e "catchy".
Particolare curioso per un italiano emigrato a Bristol e' che al loro album di esordio "You are not mine" ha contribuito anche an Italian girl. A little 'online search led me to two of his songs that resonate with the relaxed atmosphere north.
Bristol also a land of musicians on the run?
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