Thursday, April 29, 2010

Foreign Navies

Foreign Navies ceremony, piazza del Municipio, Town Hall, LivornoToday was the day of the parade of the foreign Navies present to the 27th TAN.Foreign Navies ceremony, piazza del Municipio, Town Hall, LivornoAfter a short walk along “Via Grande” the delegations arrived in “Piazza del Municipio” (Town Hall Square) for a simple ceremony.Foreign Navies ceremony, piazza del Municipio, Town Hall, LivornoThe Navy band was playing all along for the joy of the many kids from the local elementary schools.Foreign Navies ceremony, piazza del Municipio, Town Hall, LivornoThis is an official picture downloaded from the website of the 27th TAN. It was taken inside the “Accademia Navale”, in front of the interred brigantine.

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23 comments:

  1. Luis GomezApril 29, 2010 at 2:10 AM

    Love this kind of parades.

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  2. KateApril 29, 2010 at 3:20 AM

    Everybody loves a parade, and everyone loves uniforms!

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  3. HalcyonApril 29, 2010 at 5:10 AM

    No American Navy it seems.

    I bet they all looked fantastic in their uniforms!

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  4. DinaApril 29, 2010 at 7:39 AM

    Love the fanfare!

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  5. Cezar and LéiaApril 29, 2010 at 10:12 AM

    What a beautiful event!Your pictures are great and I can see even the Brazilian flag, just cool! :)
    Léia

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  6. tapirgalApril 29, 2010 at 10:55 AM

    I agree with Dina - love the fanfare. Your pix are more fun than the official one, but it's nice in a weird way to see the people all in a square in front of the ship.

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  7. Stefan JanssonApril 29, 2010 at 12:10 PM

    No sign of the Swedish navy? Maybe they couldn't find their way to Livorno!

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  8. LowellApril 29, 2010 at 3:38 PM

    What great fun. Did the US Navy participate? That last shot reminds me of my boot camp photo - a long, long time ago!

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  9. B SQUAREDApril 29, 2010 at 4:17 PM

    We have "Fleet Week" here this week. Mostly military ships but no parade.

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  10. Small City ScenesApril 29, 2010 at 4:31 PM

    How neat. Seattle and Everett being Navy towns we have fleet stuff going one--parades and stuff but your pics are wonderful. MB

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  11. LoisApril 29, 2010 at 5:50 PM

    I would love to hear that Navy band!

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  12. cieldequimperApril 29, 2010 at 7:23 PM

    Men in Navy uniforms usually have me swoon, whether or not they play music. I spot a French flag.

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  13. jooApril 29, 2010 at 7:48 PM

    Nice thing such parades! I like the Navy band and their brass instruments:)

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  14. Leif HagenApril 29, 2010 at 7:58 PM

    The flag parade must have been very cool! Nice to see them all in uniform!

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  15. VPApril 29, 2010 at 8:44 PM

    @ ciel - Luckily there are also many women in Navy uniforms...

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  16. TinsieApril 29, 2010 at 10:53 PM

    Cool shots :-)

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  17. KaoriApril 30, 2010 at 12:54 AM

    Why are there so many flags from different countries? I spot Japan's flag on the right ;)

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  18. KaoriApril 30, 2010 at 12:56 AM

    Woops, I missed your first sentence! I understand now :D

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  19. JamesApril 30, 2010 at 3:58 PM

    I can imagine how happy I would be to see this if I was there on vacation. I would take hundreds of pictures but few would be as nice as yours.

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  20. UnknownApril 30, 2010 at 6:40 PM

    The City Hall is a great background for this ceremony. Wonderful coverage of this event!

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  21. DinaApril 30, 2010 at 9:06 PM

    Ciel speaks for all of us. :)

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  22. DinaApril 30, 2010 at 9:08 PM

    . . . although I had in mind the white uniforms.

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  23. IlseMay 1, 2010 at 12:48 PM

    Exciting day!

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