Around the world in 80 words #2

 Continuing with our tour of Italy...

 Venice.  It didn't disappoint. Canals, Gondolas, architectural-elegance, widespread-beauty. We hadn't anticipated the hailstorm. An alfresco lunch took a dramatic turn as the breeze gathered pace. Waiters quickly removed table clothes and stacked furniture as they urged us into the tiny indoor bar space. Doors were hurriedly bolted shut.  Hailstones the size of golf balls pelted the windows. The square became flooded. Minutes later, blistering sunshine returned and the ground was bone dry. We stumbled, dazed, back onto the Venetian streets.

Me and one of The Friends - the one I call 'Fool', it's ok, he
calls me 'Fool' too - on the Rialto Bridge on the Grand Canal. 
I was pregnant with The Eight Year Old at the time.


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