[water flowing and splashing]
[horse drawn carriages]
Male Actor with French Accent: “On every Sunday in the month of August, after Vespers, the drains of the fountains are blocked and the water spills into the square, which is a little concave in the shape of a shell. Within two hours, almost the whole length of the square is flooded, and in the center the water is two or three feet deep. Then there is a promenade of coaches around the square. The horses walk in the water and its coolness reaches even the passengers sitting in the coaches.”
Female Narrator: This is how a French mathematician described the flooding of the Piazza Navona in his travel journal. The scene takes place during a sweltering hot afternoon in Rome. Onlookers around the perimeter of the square try to get as close as possible, enjoying the sensation of getting splashed by the cool water.
