Sacco takes his annual dive into the swimming pool
It would be impossible to put a site up on the internet about the people of Barga without images of this man. Known right through the area simply as SACCO he is one of the real characters of Barga Vecchia. During the summer he can be found at the swimming pool. So, what is so strange about that ? ......Sacco can't swim but each year he takes a dive into the pool, (carefully watched by the life guards) and comes up spluttering and splashing to the surface to a huge round of applause. More images are here
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Go Go SACCO! :)
WE VISIT BARGA AS OFTEN AS WE CAN IT WAS TWICE THIS YEAR (2004) AND WE HOPED THAT THE PHOTOGRAPHER KEANE WOULD CATCH UP WITH US ON ONE OF OUR VISITS AS I THOUGHT IT A GOOD IDEA TO GET SOME OF US WHO HAVE SCOTTISH RELATIVES IN BARGA ONTO BARGA FACES, UNFORTUNATELY WE NEVER CONNECTED MY BROTHER IN LAW IS AMEDEO NARDINI (TOMBOLINO) WHO IS A BIT OF A CHARACTER. WHEN WE ARE THERE WE SPEND A LOT OF TIME IN FRANCO,S BAR SPORT I HAVE A LOT OF FREINDS THERE THAT I HAVE MADE OVER THE PAST 38YRS. OF VISITING BARGA ONE OF WHOM IS FEATURED IN THE PHOTO OF SACCO AT THE POOL WITH PAOLO MARCHETTI. AS I HAVE SAID TO MANY PEOPLE ABOUT BARGA I HAVE NOT BEEN ALL OVER THE WORLD BUT I CANT IMAGINE GETTING WHAT I GET IN BARGA ANYWHERE ELSE IT IS MY PARADISE AND WITH THE AFFORDABILTY OFFERED BY A CERTAIN AIRLINE TO BERGAMO IT IS JUST LIKE DECIDING TO GO OUT FOR A MEAL THESE DAYS BUT JUST A LITTLE MORE TASTY BILLY CONNELL
I think he must have spotted a can of "Von Wunster" lying at the bottom of the pool!.
I think he must have spotted a can of "Von Wunster" lying at the bottom of the pool!.
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