Capitolo 15 – Una nave e un capitano
Quella festa alla piscina è stata piú che caotica! E se tornassimo al 1319? dovrebbe essere un periodo più tranquillo, no? * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * […]
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Chapter 16 – Chaos in Lucca
Captain Giancarlo Annapoli, his happy-go-lucky midshipman Usna, and Carlo Pellerini, the head of Double R Guinigi’s expedition to Madeira, were sipping prosecco at the fabulous rooftop pool bar at the top of the Hotel I Principi in Viareggio… watching the anchored Lucchese warship the Elsie being loaded with supplies. Early the next morning, as the […]
Continue ReadingCapitolo 16 – Caos a Lucca
Il Capitano Giancarlo Annapoli, con il suo spensierato mezzo marinaio Usna, e Carlo Pellerini, il capo della spedizione a Madeira di Doppio R Guinigi, si rinfrescavano con un prosecco sulla terrazza dell’Hotel I Principi a Viareggio… dove dalle loro poltrone vicine alla piscina guardavano con interesse la fregata lucchese Elsie che veniva caricata con provvigioni. […]
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Capitolo 17 – Crisi a Madeira
– sopra alla quale era stampata la lettera “E” in onore della nave da guerra lucchese, Elsie. Nella lettera c’era scritto: “Signore Guinigi, “Ci abbiamo messo meno di tre settimane per viaggiare da Viareggio a Madeira, grazie ai venti favorevoli e all’assenza di bufere, corsari o altri elementi sfavorevoli. “Una volta ancorati nel porto di […]
Continue ReadingChapter 17 – Crisis in Madeira
The breathless messenger bowed in front of Roberto Roberto Guinigi, and handed him a parchment envelope with the seal of Captain Giancarlo Annapoli, in the shape of a three-masted warship on top of the letter E, for the Lucchese warship Elsie. The enclosed letter read as follows: “Signore Guinigi, “Our voyage from Viareggio to […]
Continue ReadingCapitolo 18 – Le nutrie attaccano!
Ei, eccomi, sono CiCi. Dopo aver letto di come Roberto Roberto Guinigi abbia scansato il potenziale disastro del Progetto BRENDA, e di come la sua zuppa speciale di farro abbia risolto la crisi a Madeira, forse penserai: tutti i problemi in questo racconto si risolvono grazie alle geniali capacità di Doppio R Guinigi e del […]
Continue ReadingChapter 18 – The River Rats Attack!
Hi, CiCi here. After reading about how Roberto Roberto Guinigi salvaged the disaster that was Project BRENDA, and about how his special farro soup solved the crisis in Madeira, you may be thinking: all of the problems in this story get solved by Double R Guinigi’s brilliant planning and anticipation of obstacles, right? Think again […]
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COUNTRY PLEASURES OF THE CASENTINO
Many years ago we discovered a happy, mysteriously isolated place. The hills, nearly mountains, there are rich with dense forest and wild boar, thickly built stone homes as well as beautiful vineyards and fields of grain. This is the Casentino, a region in Tuscany that’s conveniently just two hours directly east of Lucca and […]
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LUCCA: Star Media Location on the Rise
“National and foreign media attention on Lucca is growing”, says Remo Santini, Tourism Assessor for the city of Lucca. “Already the setting for international and national films, TV series and programs, in recent months Lucca has become the focus of many famous influencers and specialized magazines. They have focussed on telling about our city, filming […]
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Parishes
In places I have lived in Firenze and Siena, the local church played a massive role in one’s identity as a Florentine or Senese. The parades in Florence for the ancient game of calcio fiorentino pit players from the churches of Santo Spirito, Santa Maria Novella, San Giovanni and Santa Croce in matches which are […]
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