








Some recently great concerts occurred in the Udine area, such as Iggy Pop, Simple Minds, Tindersticks, Alice Cooper and Iron Maiden, perhaps THE greatest heavy metal band around (a notch higher than Metallica)!
A blog on a wonderful little town, Udine, and a wonderful little region of Italy, Friuli Venezia Giulia, which is still a wee bit unknown to the rest of the world!
Italy’s highly respected President, Giorgio Napolitano (let us just say much more than our current Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi!), paid Udine a quick ceremonial visit. He met with the mayor, Furio Honsell, and other local dignitaries, and then proceeded to visit an art exhibit in Udine’s quaint castle. Even the babies came out to see him (all pics by M. Rimati)!