The Frying Pan Of Europe

The Frying Pan Of Europe by Angela Lansbury The Frying Pan of Europe
Which cities were given that visual name?

I found three places in Europe 

Each one of them in sunny Spain 

 Seek shade, avoiding the mid-day sun 

Wear a scarf or a big brim sombrero 

At night pick up your castanets 

And dance a lively flamenco 

 In the heat of the afternoon 

I sleep in, enjoying siestas

 Please wait until the evening's cool 

For processions and fiestas

 Then go to church for midnight mass 

If you're hot in the daytime at home 

Breathe incense as the candles pass 

Let heat rise to the lofty dome 

 I learned July and August 

Are months to avoid Sevilla 

And also little Ecija 

In Southern Spain, Andalucia 

 In August, in school holidays 

Parisians leave for the coast 

You're better off back in Britain 

When the beaches of Cornwall can boast 

 They are crowded with happy tourists

 Who vanished in wintery days 

For every place has its season 

When the critics return full of praise. 

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 Angela Lansbury, copyright 2017 Copyright Angela Lansbury 2017

About the author

Angela Lansbury B A Hons ACG ALB PM5 EH5 DL5 VC5 
The Author of several books, including  Etiquette For Every Occasion. Wedding Speeches & Toasts. How to be the Best Man. Quick Quotations. Who Said What When.

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Braddell Heights Advanced Toastmasters Speakers Club Vice President Public Relations (VPPR), Previous President

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Vice President Public Relations (VP PR) of Tampines Changkat Advanced;

Secretary of weekly online Singapore International Dynamic Toastmasters Speakers’ Club;

Member and past president of Harrovians toastmasters club, UK; Past member of HOD Toastmasters, London. Past member in Singapore of: Toastmasters Club of Singapore (TCS); Tiarel; and Senja Cashew.

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Regular attendee at annual Swanwick Writers’ School, England.

Regular attendee at annual Writers’ Holiday, Wales.

Contributor to poetry readings, and after tea courses on: Speaking On Radio To Promote Books; and Plots And Character.

Winner of many club and area speaking contests in the UK and Singapore.

Language advisor to Empire Toastmasters club in Indonesia.

Language and speech workshops in Singapore.

Speaker on radio and TV in England, Scotland, the USA, and Australia.

Compiler of a school course on public speaking for teachers to prepare pupils for school open days with attending ceremonies before government ministers, Singapore.

Former member of Harrow Writers’ Circle, London, and two writing groups in Singapore.

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