Waiting...
Found the window where he was going to speak from and parked our butts on the ground and waited. The ambience of the square was buzzing and right in front of us was a bunch of nuns from South America. It was great watching the excitement build. They were clapping and singing.. Olay Olay.... 11.45 and the shutters opened to a huge roar from the crowd. The whole of St. Peter's square was packed and we were at the front. 12.00 on the dot pope Francis arrived and spoke in roman and then in Italian. He blessed the crowd and it was all over in 15 min but well worth it. 12.15 the heavens opened and it rained as 50,000 people were trying to exit the square.
The rest of the day was spent with packing and me polishing off a bottle of wine while relaxing in the massage chair. Thailand tomorrow...
And then the heavens opened
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