[Destination: Italy] Republic Day

Well, would you look at that, we're in Italy today. And it just happens to be Festa della Repubblica, the party to celebrate the End of Monarchy.  

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Yeti il Gigante del 20º secolo (1977) known as "Giant of the 20th Century" in English (why?) is widely considered a terrible, stupid film. It is an Italian rip-off of 1976's King Kong.

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The film was likely the inspiration behind this song by Italian band Boomerang called "yeti" (1978):

Only lyrics are "I'm the Yeti on the Mountain."

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On Milan, Italy this yeti was spotted at  "Torna Il Villaggio delle Meraviglie":

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Here's a commercial for Be-Total (an Italian medicine brand):

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And there was a comedic interview on Italian TV:

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Plus, famous artist Milo Manara made a comic:

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Ciao!

Zorro vs. Yeti (Kids Cartoon: Kaiketsu Zorro)

Kaiketsu Zorro (Extraordinary Zorro) is an Italian/Japanese anime, based on the western character Zorro.

The episode "Beauty and Monster" featured a number of common themes:

GIANT
VERSUS
SHE LOVES ME
RIDING

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Yeti Arcade (and Kids Cartoon): Winx Club

Winx Club (2004) is a popular (of Italian origin) cartoon about a club of fairies.

Season 1, Episode 20 "Sparks of Hope" has a yeti:

 

And there was a PC game, Winx Club (2006), that brought Mr. Abominable in as a boss for the fairies to fight:

Alien 5

The movie Snow Devils (1967).

Description:

Amidst a general melting of the ice caps, a weather station in the Himalayas is destroyed and Gamma I commander Rod Jackson and his partner, Frank Pulasky are sent to investigate. Joined by Lisa Nielson (looking for her fiance) and Sharu, their Sherpa guide, they are captured by a race of hairy blue-bodied giants whose leader explains they are the Aytia and have established this relay station on Earth to aid in their plan to create a vast ice plane so their race can leave their doomed solar system and conquer the Earth. Escaping from the outpost, Jackson finds out the aliens' main base is on one of Jupiter's moons, Callisto, and he and Pulasky are sent into space to battle the Aytia before human life on Earth is destroyed.

[Destination: Italy] Romantic Holiday

Today's trip: ITALY

The word 'romantic' originally meant, 'from or about Rome.'  So anything Italian is often considered romantic.  Also, Lo Stivale means 'The Boot'.  Let's go!

A carnival in Muggia featured this giant Abominable Snowman:

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At Lake Garda, there is a theme park called Gardaland, which is the third most popular theme park in Europe.

You can pose with a Yeti... as another Yeti.

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On a related note, one of the roller coasters there is going to be refurbished and renamed "Bigfoot".  It will feature a giant animatronic sasquatch. You can see pictures of the plans at Cryptomundo.