Post a Comment. Corsican landowners like my ancestors took advantage of the Royal Decree of Graces to emigrate to the New World. Colonists set up sugar cane and coffee plantations, but some ventured into the lucrative gold mining industry. Dedication and hard graft rewarded them in the short space of one generation 25 years with the proverbial fortune, the American Dream come true!
No comments:. Newer Post Older Post Home. Subscribe to: Post Comments Atom. The villa palazzo in Erbalunga embodies the archetypal seaside colonial retreat. Palazzo Altieri a. Villa Henri, Bastia. The big reveal, observable with the naked eye from outside! The ceiling through one of the south-facing windows on the first floor is shrouded in guipure.
Trompe l'oeil painted ceiling, Erbalunga, pict source. Our ceiling bird of Paradise as he appears through the window. I flipped him over for a better appreciation of his plumage!
Wildlife fresco vignette pict source. All I want is hook up a crystal chandelier to that ceiling rose! Palazzu Nicrosi was built after its owner made a fortune in Alabama, U.
