I could use a parasol on a day like today.

[randomness]

I would see them all the time, carried by fashionable young women in Bangkok, who used them to maintain their porcelain-pale complexions. They could be distinguished from umbrellas by their shiny silver top surfaces, but worked to protect from both sun and rain.

I saw them being carried, but never found a vendor. I wasn't looking particularly hard, as I thought it silly to bring one home.

Perhaps I was wrong. I walked a couple of miles in this heat at noontime. I wanted a parasol.

Comments

[lillibet.livejournal.com]

I have a lovely white lace one that I bought in Venice. I've used it a couple of times since and been very glad of it, although a broad-brimmed hat is usually more convenient.

[r-ness.livejournal.com]

True enough.

Although yesterday I was very conscious of the sun on the rest of my body as well as my head.