Monday, May 29, 2006

Viva Italia!

I kept finding myself going back to the Federation Square and last weekend I did just that again. There was an event going on though I got there quite late.

Buon giorno! It was an Italian festivity of something, Italian National Day I believe it was to mark the 60th anniversary of the Italian republic.

There were tons of Italians packed infront of the main stage where Premier Steve Bracks and Lord Mayor John So were giving speeches to preside the opening ceremony.

I was hoping to catch some Italians in their traditional costumes but unfortunately these are all I could find. Nice costumes though and the kids are adorable too!

Mama Mia! A choir of Italian divas singing Italian folk songs which I had not an inkling of what they were singing about! They were quite good and the older audience loved them.

Followed by a play depicting a funny sketch which I didn't find very funny..but the crowd loved them! So what do I know? Mi scusi.

Italians love their expresso coffee. And they love drinking coffee alfresco style! You can get a nice meal of pasta and pizza while having your cup of expresso here right next to the stage.

More importantly Italians are passionate about their cars and most of the best cars of the world come from Italy like this Ferrari and Meserati! Ooh..shiny red sports car..

Oh this Alfa Romeo which is just as snazzi though I never like the Alfas, no offense but their engines make really bad noise after a few years..serious!


And who can walk past the Fiat! One of the best known Italian automobiles. I had more fun checking out these cars than watching the entertainment on stage, really! Arrivederci!

11 comments:

Ivan said...

where's the godfather and the mafias?

Anonymous said...

Those cars are better than what we have in KLIMS06!

Anonymous said...

oh gosh....drools over those cars!

a.c.t. said...

Those costumes look German!!

Wuching said...

ivan: eh, that one cannot show or else i'll end end at the bottom of the river!

neo: what did u have at KLIMS06?

che-cheh: they're not as nice as ur landspeeder tho..

a.c.t: r they? sheesh! what's going on?

Tiffany L said...

LOL. when i read your blog title, i thought you were going to do a post on how much you supported italy for the world cup.

Admin said...

hey, what about them italian chicks?

Wuching said...

hedo: soli lah, not into world cup..but if i were, it'd have to be the australian socceroos lah!

ah pek: no italian chicks to be seen..just old haggardy italian old women!

Wuching said...

SA: italian ice cream? u mean gelati? yes i love those too! & spaghetti, fettucini, ravioli..*drools*

where got lamborghini? that's a ferrari lah!

Anonymous said...

how come OZ so happening wan....

Wuching said...

SA: don't be too harsh on urself, u r not italian or r u?

yothemans: the same everywhere lah!