D'Alema, one of the bunch of politicos who purport to represent the wishes of the Italian people, claimed in an article in La Republica, an Italian newspaper, that V-Day was a violent affair. Check out this YouTube video (in Italian) and judge for yourselves:Oh, and if you manage to spot any … [Read more...]
Impromptu fireworks display
September 17, 2007 By Leave a Comment
Yep, the fire station across the road from us is having one of its impromptu firework displays. Lot's of banging and popping going on.I guess they are getting rid of some of the illegal fireworks they pick up while carrying out inspections. Must be quite good fun too - I've noticed that they … [Read more...]
Speeding in Italy
September 17, 2007 By Leave a Comment
Those very nice people over at La Polizia dello Stato, the Italian State Police, publish a list of where and when they will be carrying out checks on the speed of vehicles. You can find the most up to date .pdf list here, in Italian. Just click on the region that interests you, and be aware that … [Read more...]
What’s on in Milan
September 17, 2007 By Leave a Comment
To find out what is on in Milan at the moment, you may find the Angloinfo site quite handy. I shall also add it to my side bar. Or you could try to aptly named 'What's on When' site, which will tell you, er, what's on and when it is on in Milan. … [Read more...]
Beppe Grillo rattles the establishment.
September 17, 2007 By Leave a Comment
Various Italian politicos are going on both the defensive and the attack with regard to Mr Grillo's attempts to get Italy back onto a truly democratic track. Aside from Bertinotti, we now have D'Alema and Fassino having a go at dismissing Mr Grillo for having had the temerity to have stated that … [Read more...]
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