Chapter 163: Night Cruise on the Thames (Part II)
It was dark late in London, and it was not completely dark until nine o'clock in the evening when the cruise ship sailed from the pier to the Greenwich Observatory and back to the pier, and the only remaining sunlight in the sky seemed to have an infinite attachment to the city, and refused to leave.
Walking up the pier and looking down the Thames to the buildings that were already lit up on both sides of the river, I couldn't help but feel a little disappointed, I wanted to see the night scene on both sides of the Thames after it was completely dark, not this half-lit one.
Flower saw my mood and said with a smile: "I'm disappointed not to see the London Eye? ”
I nodded without hesitation, and sighed helplessly, "To be honest, there is a little, but there is no way for the sun to slow down, so I can only wait for the opportunity to talk about it." ”
Flower smiled and said, "Why wait for the opportunity to talk about it?" You can do it now! ”
I thought Flower was referring to another cruise, and I wanted to, but time didn't allow it. The cruise ship has been coming and going for a long time, and if you really do this, it is estimated that you will cross zero when you go back.
I smiled wryly and shook my head, "Forget it, it's been too long." ”
Flower laughed, "Don't worry. It won't be long before we'll take a boat to the London Eye and come back. There's more to the pier on the Thames than just pleasure boats. ”
With that, Flower pulled me down the dock again, and after talking to the dock staff, Flower stepped into a speedboat with a smile and turned to look at me, "Come on, take you to see the Thames at night." ”
I got on the speedboat and headed towards the London Eye, I sat in front of Rhodes and looked at Flor, who was sitting at the stern of the speedboat and operated the speedboat with one hand, and smiled: "I can't see that you are quite versatile, old man." ”
The people at the dock wanted to send a speedboat driver to follow us, but Flower refused, saying that he would drive it himself. The people at the dock did not believe it, so they had to send someone. As a result, the old man Flower was directly angry, and took out a card that he didn't know what was still in front of the guys, so scared that no one in the gang dared to say anything anymore.
Flower smirked, the mustache on his lips curled in the oncoming wind, "That's." I dare not say that there is no big or small boat swimming in the water, and I am also a member of the London Ship Association. Did you just know what I took out to suppress those grandsons, that's the identity? ”
I couldn't laugh or cry, "You're still gasping for two words." Okay, okay, admit that your old man is capable. ”
Flower laughed merrily, like an old naughty boy.
Turning your head to look at both sides of the Thames, the Thames at night and the Thames during the day are completely different styles.
The Thames during the day is not as beautiful as imagined, the Thames during the day is not as blue and clear as in the promotional photos, the river is a little muddy, sitting on the London Eye and looking down, the Thames is yellow instead of blue.
At night, when you can't see the color of the river, only the lights on the river and the reflection of the buildings, the Thames completely changes its feel.
The Thames at night is not black, but colorful. Lights of various colors, shapes, and halos shine on the Thames, making the surface of the River seem like the most outstanding work of a life painted by the most brilliant painter on a black canvas.
The silence all around, the sound of car horns coming from both sides of the shore in the distance, the sound of a pleasure boat sailing on the Thames not far away, the sound of the motor of the speedboat behind it, and the sound of water and waves within easy reach make up a charming song in this dark night.
If the Thames during the day is a woman with a graceful figure and good features, but with bad skin, then at night, this woman is painted with the most delicate makeup, which not only hides the disadvantage of her bad skin, but also magnifies all her other advantages several times.
I don't know how long the speedboat drove forward, but Flower suddenly pointed ahead and smiled at me and said loudly, "See?" That huge blue disc, that's the London Eye, the London Eye at night! ”
The speedboat gradually approached the London Eye, and this building based on daytime seemed to be covered with a layer of blue veil at night, looking a little less cold than the daytime, a little more soft and mysterious.
Dozens of colored lights are evenly distributed on the inner wheel of the London Eye, which will illuminate the London Eye and the river below, greatly adding to the dreamy temperament of the Thames.
Flower walked up to me and sat down and said with a smile: "During the British general election last year, the London Eye was still lit for the general election, the red light represented the British Labour Party, the blue represented the Conservative Party, the purple represented the British Independence Party, and the yellow represented the Liberal Democratic Party. ”
I laughed and said, "So you mean the Conservatives won?" ”
Flower pulled out a can of beer out of nowhere and handed it to me, "Although the two have nothing to do with each other, the London Eye is usually blue." But last year the Conservatives were a fucking victory. The Conservatives won 330 seats in the House of Commons out of 649 constituencies, more than half, and Cameron was re-elected as prime minister. ”
I glanced at Flor, "What do you mean you don't like your prime minister?" Aren't you a Conservative? ”
Flower muttered, "Who likes a big mouth?" ”
I couldn't help but laugh when I heard Flower's words. I don't know much about Cameron, the current British Prime Minister, but I've seen some of his big mouths on the news.
Not long ago, when the lord attended an event to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II's 90th birthday at Buckingham Palace, he said that Nigeria and Afghanistan are the most important countries in the world, and they were photographed by the media and released.
This is not the first time that he has been photographed in gaffes, after the Scottish independence referendum was rejected two years ago, Cameron revealed during his meeting with former New York City Mayor Peng Bo that the queen "cried with joy" after learning the news of the veto, and was accidentally photographed talking.
Things related to politics are often boring and strict, and at such times, talking about things related to politics is obviously a matter of great trouble. Neither Flower nor I continued on this topic, because we both knew that if we went any further, we should talk about something boring.
After taking a sip of the beer in his hand, Flower suddenly pointed to Big Ben across the London Eye and the Houses of Parliament connected to Big Ben and squinted at me, "Richard, do you want to see how the British government's parliamentarians negotiate policies?" ”
I didn't react at once, "What? Can this thing still be watched? ”