Ferrara was a very, very old city in Italy. Ruled by the Este family until the later 16th century, people the likes of Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Titian, and Petrarch had walked its streets. At one time, under the Estes rule,...
Twice with the Este rule thing in two sentences? *frown* Naw..... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "I know, Sarah." He stopped for a light at an intersection and then turned left onto Viale Cavour. Traffic, though busy, was polite, contrary to the universal opinion of Italian drivers. "I was just wondering out loud." He felt his eyes moving everywhere, at the shops, at the buildings, at the people. "It has been quite a while since I had the advantage of some 'me' time."
Hmmmmmm.... advantage? Maybe.... maybe "benefit"? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In the 16th century, the Castle Estense became more living quarters than protection, as the architect Girolamo da Carpi had the castle rebuilt as a home for the Estes royal family. At the bottom, the appearance of the building still recalls a mediaeval....
Now, i've seen that last word spelled a number of different ways... but i've never seen it spelled quite THAT way! Huh. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ n the 16th century, the Castle Estense became more living quarters than protection, as the architect Girolamo da Carpi had the castle rebuilt as a home for the Estes royal family. At the bottom, the appearance of the building still recalls a mediaeval fortress, but higher up, da Carpi replaced the battlements with elegant balconies in white stone, making it higher again by constructing a higher storey, the third storey....
In the paragraph before this one, you spelled it (plural) stories. Now then, what will it be? Story or storey? Choose one! Or is that how you pluralize storey? *LOL* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "She is attractive, Herbert. Perhaps you could..."
Wells reached up and with the appearance of scratching his ear, he turned the earbud off.
Uh-oh. That got Ender into VERY bad trouble with Jane.... *wince* Irreparable. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Antonio sipped from his cup and smiled. "So it is with fate." He looked far up, at the wandering clouds. "I am a summer intern from the arts academy in Bologna, signor. Summer is almost over, and I think I will stay. Laura is one... Laura? Short for Lauren? Or a typo? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Of course you can, signor," Antonio said, turning away. Over his shoulder, he threw back to Wells, "And you will."
When he was alone, and sipping the still hot coffee, he whispered to Sarah, "Does any of this seem fishy to you, Sarah?"
"Perhaps, Herbert, they are just being friendly." ((but the connection was cut off....)) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Wells dug into the salad. It was good. It was very good, and Wells chewed with a flourish. "This is excellent, Antonio! Perhaps you should come to the States and open a restaurant." Chewed with a flourish?? Uh... with relish, maybe?? Interesting mental image, chewing with a flourish..... This all has made me so hungry i have to take a time out to go get an apple. *LOL* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
More! More more more more more!!!!! *grin* After all, i've eaten now and NOW i run outa story?? *LOL*
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Date: 2009-01-08 05:17 am (UTC)Twice with the Este rule thing in two sentences? *frown* Naw.....
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"I know, Sarah." He stopped for a light at an intersection and then turned left onto Viale Cavour. Traffic, though busy, was polite, contrary to the universal opinion of Italian drivers. "I was just wondering out loud." He felt his eyes moving everywhere, at the shops, at the buildings, at the people. "It has been quite a while since I had the advantage of some 'me' time."
Hmmmmmm.... advantage? Maybe.... maybe "benefit"?
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In the 16th century, the Castle Estense became more living quarters than protection, as the architect Girolamo da Carpi had the castle rebuilt as a home for the Estes royal family. At the bottom, the appearance of the building still recalls a mediaeval....
Now, i've seen that last word spelled a number of different ways... but i've never seen it spelled quite THAT way! Huh.
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n the 16th century, the Castle Estense became more living quarters than protection, as the architect Girolamo da Carpi had the castle rebuilt as a home for the Estes royal family. At the bottom, the appearance of the building still recalls a mediaeval fortress, but higher up, da Carpi replaced the battlements with elegant balconies in white stone, making it higher again by constructing a higher storey, the third storey....
In the paragraph before this one, you spelled it (plural) stories. Now then, what will it be? Story or storey? Choose one! Or is that how you pluralize storey? *LOL*
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"She is attractive, Herbert. Perhaps you could..."
Wells reached up and with the appearance of scratching his ear, he turned the earbud off.
Uh-oh. That got Ender into VERY bad trouble with Jane.... *wince* Irreparable.
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Antonio sipped from his cup and smiled. "So it is with fate." He looked far up, at the wandering clouds. "I am a summer intern from the arts academy in Bologna, signor. Summer is almost over, and I think I will stay. Laura is one...
Laura? Short for Lauren? Or a typo?
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"Of course you can, signor," Antonio said, turning away. Over his shoulder, he threw back to Wells, "And you will."
When he was alone, and sipping the still hot coffee, he whispered to Sarah, "Does any of this seem fishy to you, Sarah?"
"Perhaps, Herbert, they are just being friendly." ((but the connection was cut off....))
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Wells dug into the salad. It was good. It was very good, and Wells chewed with a flourish. "This is excellent, Antonio! Perhaps you should come to the States and open a restaurant."
Chewed with a flourish?? Uh... with relish, maybe?? Interesting mental image, chewing with a flourish..... This all has made me so hungry i have to take a time out to go get an apple. *LOL*
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More! More more more more more!!!!! *grin* After all, i've eaten now and NOW i run outa story?? *LOL*