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<\/a><\/p>\nThere were classic vehicles too. This one was a Giulia Super 1.3, apparently. Whatever: all I really know is that it was black and shiny and retro-cool. I loved it.<\/p>\n
Cuteness personified. Or motorified.<\/p>\n Kid on the right of the picture = future Fonz<\/p>\n Who lives in a house like this? A very lucky person, that’s who.<\/p>\n What are stairs for, if not to run up and down?<\/p>\n Sbandieratori (flag-throwers) and musicians, pre-procession. They’re kind of like a much more elegant version of majorettes, dressed in medieval costumes, and these ones looked a bit nervous. Mind you, I think I would too, at the prospect of flinging giant flags into the air while walking through narrow streets filled with people.<\/p>\n The Italians love their choreographed dances. This was going on in the main square. A local radio station had set up a mixing desk and was playing such classics as Gioca Jouer<\/a> and YMCA. (To those of you who just followed that link: I’m so sorry …)<\/p>\n These little girls, however, were far more interested in just running in circles<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n