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Descriptive Essay On The Castle

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The next morning, after a delicious breakfast of croissants, coffee and fresh fruit in the beautiful garden (Pietro’s pride and joy), Mariana and Murat packed a picnic basket of bread, tomatoes, nectarines and pecorino cheese, and climbed back in their car. ‘So,’ explained Mariana as they set off. ‘This castle isn’t a major tourist site, but my parents and I used to visit this castle a lot when I was little, just because it’s so beautiful. It’s actually a private home, but they still let people look around. The castle itself dates back to 802, and its “guests and conquerors” include Federico Barbarossa, Federico II, Pius VII and Fernando de’ Medici, not to mention Charlemagne, King of the Franks !’ ‘Really?’ replied Murat with surprise. …show more content…

‘The location, right on the border of Tuscany and Umbria, and near the road which ran between Rome and Florence, would have made the castle a popular stop for travellers. Charlemagne was probably like all other city dwellers! Most of the time he was in the Palace of Aachen in Aix-La-Chapelle, with its northern Germanic grey skies and rainy weather. If you lived in Aachen but also ruled Tuscany, wouldn’t you have been tempted to take holidays in the Tuscan sun too? And it was a grand old tradition – the Roman emperor Tiberious used to keep a holiday villa even further south in …show more content…

‘It’s something I’ve given a lot of thought to, and I really think I’d be a great father. I plan to be very successful so that I can support my wife and all of our children, and travel the world together! I’m like you though, I’d want to meet the right woman, a woman who I loved and respected, someone intelligent and beautiful and kind, someone who I thought could share my life goals and make me happy. And, Mariana – I think I’ve met that woman.’ Tears rose to Mariana’s eyes, which shone like two stars as she stared at him. Already sitting, Murat swivelled round so that he was kneeling on one knee. ‘Mariana,’ he continued, his heart racing. ‘I love you. I’ve loved you since the moment I first saw you sitting in the library, the most beautiful woman that I’d ever seen. The better I get to know you, the more I love you. I can’t think of anything that would make me happier than to spend the rest of my life with you. I spoke to your father last night and asked for his permission to propose to you, which he as happy to give me, along with is blessing. All I need to know now is, do you feel the same way – will you be my wife?’ Swallowing hard, Mariana nodded, as two shining tears spilled out of her eyes and trickled down her

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