Hotel La Cappella Lucca

Kim had taken her grandma to Lucca last November and had fallen in love with the place. <br><br>We found a park not far from the city walls and then headed in for a look. We came across a chocolate festival in one of the piazzas and sampled a few beforw buying a hot cocolate drink...literally hot chocolate in a cup. It made me feel a bit sick.<br><br>Walking Lucca is like a big ...

... on the main street near our apartment and came across one which we hadn&#8217;t seen open before- it had beautiful looking pastries- why didn&#8217;t we find it before our last day? Actually, I didn&#8217;t think they were as nice as the French ones we had.<br> We had to pack our bags and get organised for the move out of the apartment.

... Coast without the roads, money or development. Caught the train to Monterosso Al Mare which was the most northern village which had pebbly grey beaches and large statues carved in the rocks. It was quite warm and you could imagine the beach could be crowded in summer as there were people sunbaking on the beach. We decided to catch the train to the Vernazza, the next town south to have lunch. This was a really pretty town, with houses lining the piazza which ...

Just realized those not on facebook haven't seen pictures from Pisa and Florence. No long recap of Anthony and I's weekend in Tuscany, for obvious reasons. Also note that "Anthony and Alison's Great Adventure" was like taking a knife.<br><br>Love you guys! :)<br>

... was basically rabbit caccitore which was very nice but salty. Actually I have found most meals that I&#8217;ve had in Europe very salty. Greg had a whole fish while Katelyn had lamb chops which she said were very nice. Greg had profiterols which he said were delicious. We have found the wines that we have had in Italy quite good. There were 2 Irish women sitting near us and when we left they asked me if we were Canadian!

... called Easy Pisa, was a short 3.5 hour tour that took us by guided motor coach from Livorno to the center of Pisa. On the way, Elsie noticed a group of cyclists, riding toward Livorno, seemingly enjoying the perfect conditions for a Sunday morning ride! In Pisa, we had time to visit the Field of Miracle which includes the Leaning (Bell)Tower, Duomo, Baptistery of Giovanni and Camposanto. Surrounding much of Pisa are ...

... lanes, I managed to fan myself dry so that I could bask comfortably.<br> Bed by 9:30 that night&#8211; there&#8217;s a six hour difference in time, and so I put myself to sleep trying to figure out if I was in the past or the future, punchily giggling into the freshly-ironed sheets that Giuseppina had placed on my bed.<br> DAY TWO<br> I set the alarm for eight Sunday morning, but was numb when it went off, and ...

Tutte le cose finiscono prima o poi. Questa è stata la volta buona per approfittare di una cosa finita, per rifletterci sopra e decidere cosa fare da qui a un po' di tempo in avanti. Qui è iniziato il viaggio. Non nell'anno prossimo, quando partirò materialmente. Sperando di riuscire a mantenere la forza di farlo!

... watching everyone taking the obligatory photos either holding the tower up or leaning against it. Also in the grounds of the Piazza del Duomo were the Duomo itself, covered in ornate fresco sketching and the Battistero. The Battistero looked great, being completely round in design. With the weather being fantastic we had a great outing. We didn't climb the Leaning ...

... Algarve legend about a rooster, look it up, and get your mind out of the gutter!), and the Oasis hostel in Granada, and the Cat's Hostel in Madrid. Best 4 hostels worth mentioning. Luckily I never stayed anywhere really dodgy! Worst Hostel Hate to say anything bad about places, so I won't generalize and just say any HI hostel that I had to stay in during the whole two months. Bland, boring, deserted, AHH! Portugal had nothing but unfortunately, though I got to stay ...