CANNON

Cannon Calendar 2006
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Under the imposing symbols of the Vatican – the Basilica of St. Peter, the Sistine Chapel, the Loggias of Raphael and the Apostolic Building, where the Pope lives – business flows as usual: all the specialities of Rome and surrounding regions are sold to the pilgrims, tourists and local folks in a coloured and noisy market. Juicy soups, flavoured salamis, fresh mozzarella and seasoned cheese, roasted pigs and other delicacies sell like …hot cakes! Four wagons have just arrived, full of pilgrims – hungry after the long trip but also eager to see the new Pope: will the flesh prevail …or the soul? Other Bavarian pilgrims have parked their three wagons on the opposite side of the ellipse, and are marching martially towards their important fellow countryman. More coloured stalls on the left lure the crowd with their flavours and gastronomic temptations. Under beach umbrellas – featuring their soccer team’s colours – the supporters of the two town’s teams exchange the usual pleasant gestures, promising each other to settle things once at the stadium, after this quick pizza-stop. The towering Egyptian obelisk placed right in the middle of the square keeps everything under control from its height: it’s thirty centuries old and has seen Nero playing his lyre in the Circus, how can it be impressed by just another Pope?

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