After getting back from Corniglia I decided to go out for a short walk before the group met for dinner.  After hiking all day you would think that it would be a great time to relax but I didn't want to miss anything.  

20130530_2013_may_italy_0001 I didn't do a lot of walking- I just stayed in the square and streets near the hotel.  The idea was to do a little people watching.

20130530_2013_may_italy_0001 I came across some colourful fisherman's netting.

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20130530_2013_may_italy_0005 Next I found a game of bocce going on.  I watched for a little while not understanding how  it worked.

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Bocce is a ball sport belonging to the boules sport family which gets its origins from ancient games played in the Roman Empire.  It is very popular in Italy and other European countries.  

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Before too long it started to rain really hard.  

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And no I was not standing out in the rain.  I found cover and stayed perfectly dry.  

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20130530_2013_may_italy_0011 I was hanging out under a covered area when these two men waved me over.  It turned out they wanted their picture take.  I was happy to take a few shots of them.

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The downpour only lasted about ten minutes.  This shot was hand held at a very slow speed so there was motion blur.    I kind of liked how it turned out though.  

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By now the rain had pretty much stopped so I was able to walk around again.

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My reflections shot. 

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