What to do & see in Lucca – Con articoli anche in italiano
Roberto Roberto Guinigi… era affascinato dal libro antico ricoperto di gioielli che descriveva centinaia di alberi e siepi molto esotiche che si potevano piantare in cima alla nuova torre favolosa che stava progettando per Lucca. Ebbe una sensazione eccitante, un brivido quasi elettrico, mentre girava alla pagina 119 del tomo, dove c’era scritto così: AVVERTIMENTO […]
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Roberto Roberto Guinigi was fascinated by the ancient jewel-covered book which included descriptions of hundreds of extremely exotic trees and shrubs that could be planted atop a fabulous new tower that he was planning to build in Lucca. He experienced an exciting, almost electric, thrill as he turned to page 119, which looked like this: […]
Continue ReadingAs the two boys walked away down the beach, Wendy and her girlfriends started discussing them. “That guy DeDo looks like he works out a lot!” Nods of agreement all around. “And his friend wearing the hockey jersey, I’d like to see him shoot a few pucks sometime!“, and they all laughed. A few minutes […]
Continue ReadingMentre i giovanotti si allontanavano a piedi sulla riva, Wendy e le sue amiche li guardavano e ne parlavano: “Quel ragazzo, DeDo, deve andare tanto in palestra!” disse Wendy, e tutte fecero cenni di approvazione. “E il suo amico con la maglia dei Blackhawks – mi piacerebbe vederlo battere qualche dischetto da hockey!” e si […]
Continue ReadingQuella Wendy è così divertente che mi piacerebbe tanto se si fermasse sull’altana ad accarezzarmi per un paio d’ore: non le darei neanche un morzottino. Ma lei è sempre così indaffarata e movimentata quest’estate che mi sfinisco solo a pensarci. E allora torniamo da Leo e sentiamo di cosa stanno chiacchierando i Guinigi con quel […]
Continue ReadingCastruccio Castracani was highly intelligent, aggressive, rich and powerful, but he knew that he was not a king. Lucca was a Republic. So even though Castracani usually got what he wanted, he also knew that Project BRENDA had some pretty significant obstacles in front of it, starting with the very important fact that the land […]
Continue ReadingCastruccio Castracani era molto intelligente, aggressivo, ricco e potente, ma sapeva di non essere un re. Lucca era una repubblica. Allora, anche se di solito il Castracani otteneva ciò che desiderava, era consapevole che ci sarebbero stati degli ostacoli assai significativi all’ implemento del Progetto BRENDA. Innanzitutto c’era il fatto che la proprietà dove voleva […]
Continue ReadingFollowing their lunch with Dr. Nespolo, Double R Guinigi and his beautiful wife, Gigi, walked to a little caffè in the piazza in front of the church of San Frediano. They sat down at an outdoor table. The owner of the caffe saw them and immediately went to their table. “We are so honored to […]
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Hot? Tired? Need a quiet space to rest? Worry not. Lucca has many gardens, not just atop its walls… One of the most lovely hides just steps from the […]
Continue ReadingSignor Lenci and his senior partners: Massimo Oaktoni and Natale Chuti along with about 15 of their employees, worked feverishly on the real estate acquisition strategy that had been demanded by Duke Castracani. The problem, obviously, was that the enormous amount of land required for Project BRENDA — to build a gigantic wall around Lucca, […]
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