Be forewarned - this is a rant!!!
So it was someone's bright idea to lay turf on Trafalgar Square .
I had quite a shock coming down the steps at lunchtime, walking back to my office, and saw this huge expanse of green grass in the middle of the square with tons of people fighting for every inch of space to sit on it.
It looked weird . Definitely different. I didn't like it.
I also had 2 issues:-
All the tourists/office workers had come out en masse to sit on every inch of the turf, and it just looked plain ridiculous, 'cos the grass was wet!!!!! They were struggling to put carrier bags, jackets etc down . One put her foot under her bottom, so the seat of her pants won't get wet. I mean come on people!!!
2nd issue is the grass is only going to be there for 2 days as part of 'Visit London's' aim to promote London as a green, diverse capital. To pacify climate change activitists, the grass would be recycled to re-turf Bishops park, the carbon emissions needed to do this would be offset (this one confuse me O), and they made sure the grass was dug from a sustainable vale.
I mean, what a waste of money. People are looking for food to eat, water to drink, houses to live in and this! Na wa! If these people have too much money, they should give me O, as I know what to do with it.
My rant is ended!!!
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
4 comments:
Greetings!
This is only to reserve a seat here and I will be back to comment properly after reading the above excellent post.
Ill be back. However, just in case I am taking too long, please give me a shout.
See you shortly.
Interesting....while I agree with some of your points the grass wasn't always wet. I was there at lunchtime and in the evening and really enjoyed it. It completely changed the experience of the space - the buildings could be appreciated and it was great to hear the sound of people talking and laughin rather than traffic.
In response to it being a waste of money I would argue that it works in exactly the same way as advertising. Visit's London's job is to promote London. If you google "Trafalgar Square turf" you will see that this achieved worldwide coverage - China, India, Australia, USA and New Zealand all talked about it. I'd say it did the trick!
@ Concrete - I hear you. But I think Trafalgar Square is enough of a tourist spot as it is without the grass.
Besides the grass was only there for 2 days! If it was there for a longer period, I would understand, so the worldwide coverage would bring London to the attention of people? Everyone knows about London already. If the aim was for people to come and visit Trafalgar Square while it was green, I would understand e.g The Eden Project, London Eye etc.
I pass by Trafalgar square everyday, and I still hear people talking and laughing, and taking pictures, so the only real difference I happened to see was the amount of office workers who managed to come out at lunchtime.
Post a Comment