Tag: tourists
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LADY MADONNA
I sat under the umbrella of the cafe, shaded from the strong Roman sun. Sipping from the cool ice drink I watched the people go by. Excited, loud groups of school children ran across the ancient cobbles mixing with bus tours of the ponderous elderly. Teenagers by the fountains took selfies with their phones. Couples sat…
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WINSTON IN PARADISE
Winston waved off the liner as the huge ship was towed away from the harbour. He saw the Havillands and the Haliburtons waving back as he pocketed their money in his shirt pocket. Didn’t he feel like a slave ferrying the rich tourists round the island in his car, taking them out fishing in his…
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CONTEMPLATION
Benny managed to sneak away from the tour group once they were inside the Palace. He was soon lost in a maze of passages. He found himself in the centre of a large room, with decorative walls and an opening to the clear blue sky. This was what Benny had travelled to India to find.…
Iain Kelly 