Friday, June 5, 2009

A pink Vespa with a view



I realize I have often posted about means of transport and today I couldn't miss this one, the loveliest pink Vespa!

"On 23 April 1946, at 12 o'clock in the central office for inventions, models and makes of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce in Florence, Piaggio e C. S.p.A. took out a patent for a "motorcycle of a rational complexity of organs and elements combined with a frame with mudguards and a casing covering the whole mechanical part"
"The first prototype was given the initials MP5 and baptized "Paperino," the Italian name for Donald Duck, a nick-name given to it by the workers because of the strange shape it had"
Wikipedia

It's so romantic... how can any other scooters compare with Vespa?


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18 comments:

  1. nobuJune 5, 2009 at 2:21 AM

    Lovely scooter in the beautiful place.

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  2. Clueless in BostonJune 5, 2009 at 2:33 AM

    It is a beautiful color pink. It must be a Lady Vespa.

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  3. CopenhagenJune 5, 2009 at 3:31 AM

    I saw a red one the other day. I'd love to ride on a cute scooter.

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  4. RandyJune 5, 2009 at 3:54 AM

    I would love to have a Vespa to cruise around in.

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  5. RajeshJune 5, 2009 at 4:57 AM

    I loved the series of buildings on the waterfront. Very beautiful.

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  6. Unseen India ToursJune 5, 2009 at 6:43 AM

    What A Scooter !! Great

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  7. AmypieJune 5, 2009 at 8:37 AM

    My daughter would love that but what I like even more is the scenery in the 2nd photo - so pretty!

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  8. Babzy.BJune 5, 2009 at 8:52 AM

    Perfect title !!! Nice Paperino:)

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  9. VPJune 5, 2009 at 9:01 AM

    Just spotted and duly photographed another nice pink Vespa here. Your setting is obviously more scenic...

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  10. Emma BondJune 5, 2009 at 9:28 AM

    That is a beautiful machine! We have been toying with the idea of getting one as it would be the ideal transport for nipping around Bath. Lovely images. Hope you are well.

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  11. Elisa StoccoJune 5, 2009 at 10:50 AM

    Che bello, si vede la Chiesa in cui mi sono sposata!!! Per fortuna ci sei tu che mi fai ricordare la mia città!

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  12. jooJune 5, 2009 at 11:08 AM

    It's so cute:)

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  13. The EyeJune 5, 2009 at 12:44 PM

    Che bello ...!

    Yes it's really good pic..!

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  14. Leif HagenJune 5, 2009 at 1:11 PM

    I love the pretty, pink, picture of the Vespa! My 3 daughters would definitely FIGHT over it. Unless they could share and take turns . . .. Grazie!

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  15. LaurentJune 5, 2009 at 3:50 PM

    So Italian ! and what a view !

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  16. LowellJune 7, 2009 at 1:09 AM

    Superb photograph! I could sit and look at it all day! Great colors and tack-sharp.

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  17. MeriJune 11, 2009 at 3:35 PM

    I'm a pink kind of woman, so I loved the Vespa. But the scenery is even more wonderful.

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  18. Oakland Daily PhotoDecember 4, 2009 at 9:36 AM

    I love this photo. I saw this Vespa daily during my stay in Verona. It always made me smile and wonder who it belongs to.

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