Thursday, March 17, 2011

Today’s Celebration In Italy Of Its Unification Into One Nation 150 Years Ago

Posted by Peter Quennell












Posted by Peter Quennell on 03/17/11 at 08:49 PM in The wider contexts,  Italian context

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Peter, these are some gorgeous pictures. Makes me want to visit Italy that much more.

Posted by Barry on 03/17/11 at 09:50 PM | #

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Fantastic pictures.  I’d love to have seen the dancing on stilts - so elegant and what a backdrop!!!!

Thank you for sharing.

Posted by Nolongeramember on 03/17/11 at 09:53 PM | #

Here the video (.. 20 min):

http://www.corriere.it/unita-italia-150/

Posted by ncountryside on 03/18/11 at 12:16 AM | #

Ncountryside was born here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trieste

Posted by ncountryside on 03/18/11 at 12:32 AM | #

H ncountryside.

Good video. On YouTube there are already dozens as if every town would like to have one. There are several from Perugia although mainly speeches and theres no parade or party up so far. You had a nice time?

Trieste? Very nice. That is on the very edge of Italy to the north-east. Next to it are the very pretty Slovenia and Croatia. I ran a UN meeting in Trieste, ncountryside, a hotel with the Med Sea just below. You know it?

Posted by Peter Quennell on 03/18/11 at 12:38 AM | #

Lovely, all, but ADORE the airplanes. I went to the Royal Air Tattoo a few years ago and couldn’t help but notice that the Italian aerobatics team show made the others look second rate! Breathtaking.

Posted by bucketoftea on 03/18/11 at 01:03 AM | #

Long Live Italy.

Posted by Janus on 03/18/11 at 01:11 AM | #

3/17/11

Pomp and ceremony, love the airshow. Way to go, Italy!

Posted by Hopeful on 03/18/11 at 01:59 AM | #

Peter quennell. Is your hotel among these?

http://www.hotelrivieraemaximilian.com

http://www.starhotels.com/hotel/savoia_excelsior_trieste/starhotels_savoia_excelsior.php?idalb=17&lin=2

Posted by ncountryside on 03/18/11 at 03:32 AM | #

Brilliant! How funny. Yes the first hotel was the one we were in. Trieste is quiet but friendly and elegant.

This UN meeting was sponsored by the Italian government. Sixty experts and officials from about 25 countries, working out huge science and technology network projects.

You can see me chairing it here in the mid 90s. Ah Italia…ah Trieste.

Posted by Peter Quennell on 03/18/11 at 04:09 AM | #
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