And I am literally sitting, in a burnt-orange alcove designed to frame a giant plant pot, because this is the one nook of the pool where I can be up to my chin in the water and also not be in the sun.

• 这里曾经是皇家住宅，现在是一家别具一格的酒店。事实上我是坐在一座橘红色的凉亭下，凉亭是用来保护一个大花盆的，这也是水池的一个隐蔽角落。我的下巴淹到水里，但是晒不到太阳。