![]() ![]() ![]() Was it as hard for you as it was for me, getting it in your brain that the 16th century is 1500-1599? I always thought that would be the “15th Century.” Lisa: How cool! Love it when those “marked” days happen in life. The memory of that city has these soft edges laced with pixie dust, and if I had to guess, I’d say the idea for My Super Sweet Sixteenth Century was birthed right there. To this day, I don’t know if the tour guide wanted to surprise us, or if she was just as surprised as we were, but while we were there an impromptu Renaissance-inspired parade broke out in the square. Everything we saw was historic and beautiful, but my favorite stop on the tour was Florence. That obsession only grew a few years later when I was in college and my family and I took a whirlwind trip through Europe. Rachel: I’ve had this borderline-obsession with the Renaissance since freshman year of high school when I first discovered Shakespeare and shortly after, found a book on Renaissance art. But you went with a couple hundred years later…why? ![]() Lisa: Agreed! I went medieval for the backdrop of my story. Seriously, I don’t think it can get much better (*grin*) Rachel: Well, is there really a better place to gravitate? It’s gorgeous. ![]()
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