Farewell to Vincent Schiavelli
Tuesday, December 27th, 2005
Mat
According to Adnkronos, the biggest Christmas tree in Italy will be erected in Borgo Pace, a small community in the province of Pesaro-Urbino in Le Marche. Furthermore, this year the tree will be dedicated in honor of Pope Benedict XVI. As we are on our way to the Christmas market in Sant’ Agata Feltria, I do hope that they have a Christmas tree there as well.

According to John Hooper from The Guardian, no man is an island - except Berlusconi. With his palazzo in Rome and his villas spread in several regions of Italy, it doesn’t seem that easy to find a present for him. The solution came with Wilbert Musa, head of state of Belize, offering immortality to Berlusconi by naming a small sandy island simply Silvio Bay.
Just found this very nice picture showing the Italian President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, joking with Roberto Benigni.

Mat