Apini's take over Bassano

This weekend is the 81st annual Alpini festival in Bassano. The Alpinies fought to save Mount Grappa from being taken over by the Austrians along with other areas of the Italian Alps in 1917. Bassano Del Grappa is a city of about 50,000. The Alpini group brought to town 450,000 people, 60,000 cars, and 2,000 buses. All trying to drive in the narrow Bassano streets. The entire city is closed to traffic. Alan can home from work Friday at noon just to get the Flat before they closed the streets. The only mode of transportation in and out of the city until Monday morning is by public transportation.
The picutre is one of the Alpini groups coming down the street in front of our flat.