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by World_Groove | August 16, 2008 at 08:42 am
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No Public Kissing, No Reading, a curfew at night. Sounds more like Nazi Germany in the 30's and 40's than Italy in 2008.
ROME (Reuters) - When in Capri, don't wander off the beach in a bikini. If you go to the sea in Eraclea, near Venice, remember that building sandcastles is forbidden. And don't even think about mowing your lawn at the weekend in Forte dei Marmi.
Emboldened by a nationwide crackdown on crime and a government decree giving them extra law-and-order powers, Italian mayors have issued a string of often bizarre by-laws to enhance "public decorum".
Public displays of affection in a car can earn you a fine of up to $745 in Eboli, feeding pigeons is off-limits in the centre of Lucca while in Novara groups of more than two people are forbidden from lounging around in parks at night.
Italian newspapers have dubbed this year's holiday season "the summer of bans". But this week one town hall was forced to acknowledge things may have gone too far.
Rodrigo Piccoli, 33, called national radio to protest after he was fined 50 euros for lying down in a park in the northern city of Vicenza to read a book. The mayor has since promised to drop the ban.
Having been painted by more than enough birds in my life, I say they keep the no feeding the pidgeons one on the books and enforced !
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at 23:59 on August 16th, 2008
World_Groove, I like this story. It's good stuff.
Berlusconi as I wrote in a previous Post may very well unveil him self as the second Mussolini!
at 12:24 on August 18th, 2008
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at 12:38 on August 18th, 2008
Can anyone explain why building sand castles is not permitted? This just seems so ridiculous... it's not a safety issue. Someone really doesn't like sand castles? How sad.
-Colleen
I added a photo of an amazing castle here in California for this story. Hope it helps!
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at 12:47 on August 18th, 2008
And I thought we had too many regulations in California...
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at 13:16 on August 18th, 2008
I adore Italy.
The thing I love most about it is easy balance between the devil-may-care and the fiendishly intellectual: Anita Ekberg in the fountain; Luigi Serafini; La Cicciolina; Umberto Eco; Pavarotti eating pasta between acts; Luciano Berio; Rafaella Cara...
The country is plain mad, but in the best possible way.
It is, therefore, very saddening for me to see that it has become like the UK; bogged down by petty officialdom imposing petty rules to please their petty minds, to fret over things that normal people wouldn't bat an eyelid over. The ban on building innocent - and eminently temporary - sandcastles is even more ridiculous than the worst that the UK could come up with.
Defy these rules NOW.
Don't let Berlusconi's henchmen get away with this.
Build your sandcastles, kiss in public, lie down to read your books and assert proudly, above all, the vigorous Italian belief in the essentiality of "La Dolce Vita".
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at 14:49 on August 18th, 2008
A deserted sandcastle
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at 15:26 on August 18th, 2008
Sandcastle at Pismo Beach, CA
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at 15:38 on August 18th, 2008
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at 16:20 on August 18th, 2008
These Sand Castles were created during the Sandsations Sand Castle Competition at Long Beach, Washington, U.S.A.
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at 16:31 on August 18th, 2008
2008 U.S. Imperial Beach Sandcastle Competition
This event draws several thousand people to Imperial Beach, California each year to admire the USA's largest sandcastle building competition. Organizers make sure to schedule the event during low tide. Throngs of spectators move in a massive line from sandcastle to sandcastle, stopping to admire and take photos. Many people stand along Imperial Beach Pier to get a better view of the activities. Also at the competition were musical bands, food and vendors. Read more about the U. S. Open Sandcastle Competition
Mark Goodkin
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at 16:28 on August 18th, 2008
My husband and daughter built this sandcastle in July 2008 on Madeline Island, which is one of the Apostle Islands (Wisconsin, Lake Superior).
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at 18:11 on August 18th, 2008
Sandcastle at Cannon Beach, OR
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at 18:56 on August 18th, 2008
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at 22:41 on August 18th, 2008
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at 00:40 on August 19th, 2008
© Emily Davis 2008 [no unautorized use please]
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at 03:22 on August 19th, 2008
photos taken at Children North East Sandcastle Challenge held at South Shields on Friday 4th July 2008. Over 1700 children from all over the North East of England enjoyed a day at the seaside working with architects/designers/engineers/construction professioanls to build designs in the sand. Winning schools won £200 for their school and this event along with the Sandcastle Ball raised over £19500 for Children North East, the oldest children's charity in the North East of England (www.children-ne.org).
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at 04:53 on August 19th, 2008
This must be the World's largest sandcastle, built in Weymouth England - home to the sailing regatta in the 2012 Olympics.
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at 05:30 on August 19th, 2008
Handstacked sand castle built on Rehoboth Beach, DE.
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at 07:51 on August 19th, 2008
I just got to the beach (in Deltaville, Virginia, USA) and all the other sand was smooth execpt for this one hole and sandcastle. I thought it was gorgeous. :)
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at 08:50 on August 19th, 2008
Contact me at mbuedel(at)sbcglobal.net or check out some of my other stuff at www.flickr.com/photo/matt_buedel/
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at 02:10 on August 20th, 2008
Lila & Aaron building a protest sandcastle .....
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at 09:47 on August 20th, 2008
just a bit of muddy sand at Big Tribune Bay on Hornby Island...
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at 11:54 on August 20th, 2008
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at 14:39 on August 20th, 2008
Taken in Virginia at a sandcastle building contest
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at 17:49 on August 20th, 2008
Photo taken Summer 08 at Topsail Island Beach, NC.
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at 14:53 on August 21st, 2008
See more of my photos at www.flickr.com/photos/ddevine
at 14:09 on August 30th, 2008
Built in beautiful Kihei, Hawaii
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