In the backseat

Title: In the backseat
Date: 2006/08/26
Location: somewhere between Cuenca and Toledo (Spain)
Camera: Olympus c-3030 zoom
Aperture: F/2,8
Shutter speed: 1/50 s
ISO speed: 100
Edits: crop

We were heading from Cuenca to Toledo, where I and my family were staying on holidays. It was late afternoon and the sun was already setting down. It was right in the middle of Castilla-la-Mancha, which is known for its endless plains, sprinkled with mills, the typical landscape described by Cervantes at his master-work “Don Quixote”.

The sky turned like fire. The colors were amazing! It was one of the most spectacular views, I’ve ever seen in last years. We were heading towards the west, to the sun. We couldn’t take our eyes from the horizon. It was a dream scene.

My father was driving, my mother was next to him, and I and my sister were in the backseat. I can’t express this moment in words. It was unique. I daydream every time I remember that afternoon.

If there is a music that can put out some of those feelings, it is a song from Arcade Fire called “In the Backseat”. I thought a lot about this song when I’m traveling on the backseat, but now I thought about that day when I hear this song. I hope you enjoy…

In The Backseat - Arcade Fire

I like the peace
in the backseat,
I don't have to drive,
I don't have to speak,
I can watch the country side,
and I can fall asleep.

My family tree's
losing all its leaves,
crashing towards the driver's seat,
the lightning bolt made enough heat
to melt the street beneath your feet.

Alice died
in the night,
I've been learning to drive.
My whole life,
I've been learning.

I like the peace
in the backseat,
I don't have to drive,
I don't have to speak,
I can watch the country side

Alice died
in the night,
I've been learning to drive.
My whole life,
I've been learn----Oh....