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Re: Festa Della Republica
by stevegwmonkseaton Sun Jun 02, 2013 2:44 pm
Your absolutely correct, it is....!!
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Re: Festa Della Republica
by Gala Placidia Sun Jun 02, 2013 3:03 pm
Nothing to celebrate. I am a monarchist 
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Re: Festa Della Republica
by ghiro Sun Jun 02, 2013 3:54 pm
Nothing special happening here in Italy. Much like any other Sunday it seems to me.
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Re: Festa Della Republica
by Flip Sun Jun 02, 2013 3:56 pm
Celebrate the fact the Berlusconi is not in Power then Gala 
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Re: Festa Della Republica
by Gala Placidia Sun Jun 02, 2013 4:41 pm
Well, I am not convinced that he is not controlling certain areas. I do hope that I am wrong... 
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Re: Festa Della Republica
by Centauro Sun Jun 02, 2013 5:24 pm
From today's parade at the Foro Romano in Rome.
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Re: Festa Della Republica
by stevegwmonkseaton Sun Jun 02, 2013 6:29 pm
... not too sure about the content or meaning, but the pictures are stunning, thanks....
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Re: Festa Della Republica
by Miss Demeanor Sun Jun 02, 2013 6:37 pm
Centauro wrote:
Good Lord Glasshopper, this photo is so "up close" that I can almost smell the halitosis.
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Re: Festa Della Republica
by Centauro Sun Jun 02, 2013 6:45 pm
stevegwmonkseaton wrote:... not too sure about the content or meaning, but the pictures are stunning, thanks....
Think Bastille day in Paris (but on a less grandiose scale).
"Rome's annual military parade to mark Republic Day was given an austerity make-over on Sunday, proceeding without the usual spectacular air shows or tank displays in a sign of the times in recession-hit Italy. More than 3,000 soldiers, police officers, parachutists and other
members of the civilian and military corps marched on foot in a low-cost version of the parade along the Via dei Fori Imperiali -- a broad avenue through the ancient Roman Forum that was built by Italy's fascist dictator Benito Mussolini in the 1930s. The costs of the national celebration were cut to 1.5 million euros ($1.9 million) this year, compared with 2.0 million euros in 2012 and 4.4 million euros in 2011 -- meaning horses, tanks and other costly parade traditions were left out of Sunday's event.
After the end of World War II and the killing of Mussolini, Italians voted in a popular referendum on June 2, 1946 to abolish the monarchy."
Source: AFP.
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Re: Festa Della Republica
by stevegwmonkseaton Sun Jun 02, 2013 7:01 pm
Centauro wrote:stevegwmonkseaton wrote:... not too sure about the content or meaning, but the pictures are stunning, thanks....
Think Bastille day in Paris (but on a less grandiose scale).
... Ah, so mouth open picture they are shouting for cake.....!!!
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