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| The traditional airplane display of the Italian flag |
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| The Colosseum was dressed up too |
Judging by what I’ve seen, heard and been told, Republic Day didn’t go down so bad at all... in fact people thought it was quite a wow!
What I liked about the parade in Rome is that it was not showing off one’s military power as some countries seem to indulge in with unending rows of impressive war tanks and other imposing armaments; those that were included were there from a historical view.
Photos: Snippets of the day
Various military corpses marching
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| The first Carabinieri 1914 |
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| The Red Cross Nurses and... |
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| The first ambulance - 1842 |
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| The US Army are part and parcel of Italy's history |
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| Soldiers in the 1942 uniform (front view) |
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| Soldiers in the 1942 uniform (back view) |
At the end of the day, it was more a historical review of Italy, a sort of putting together of what made Italy a nation in the last 150 years... and the people seemed to have liked it, more than they would care to admit...
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| The Italians turned out in their red, green and white caps |
Besides, the sun was shining when they had forecast clouds, hail and brimstone. That’s Italy for you.
And yes of course, Berlusconi was in his element, the perfect host!
