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Quiet November in Lucca
... empty and the day was glorious so it would have ended up a good days filming…I would think.
It did remind me to let you all know, i found a segment on ‘youtube’ with ‘Stig’ (not our Stig, here in Lucca) and the crew from ‘Top Gear’. It was filmed here in the streets of Lucca…****If you have time check out the programme on Youtube (Top Gear in
Lucca)…it is actually very good and shows our beautiful Lucca, very well!!!****
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A Visit to the home of Puccini
... of the signs, but I hadn’t got that far yet.
The machines only took Tokens and all I had was €20 notes so that’s what I had to buy. A wash was four tokens in the small washer and eight in the large machine, and the Dryers were one token for 10 minutes. The wash took about an hour and I allowed 20 minutes for a dry. Unfortunately, when I took my Tilley Vest out of the Dryer, I discovered a noticeable green stain on the front, and ...
A walk in Pisa
On the third day of the Cruise we arrived at our first stop, Livorno in Italy, close to Pisa.
Deciding that we'd avoid the guided tours and instead use local transportation to visit Pisa for a few hours, we took a buss to Livorno train station and purchased a return ticket to Pisa. The whole trip was quite short and only getting out somewhat late kept us from spending more than the few hours we had before ...
Leaving Lucca
... 08:15. Lilia must have been wondering why the stupid English man couldn't follow instructions and stick to the 08:30 start time for breakfast. I am soon forgiven and a banquet of fresh fruit salad, cakes, meats, fried egg, bruschetta, and coffee is laid before me. Breakfast is followed by another jaunt around the town, which seems to be wallowing in a lazy Saturday morning, I manage to purchase the missing items from my "left behind" list, and so, sporting my new sunglasses, ...
Starting to Sing (finally!!!)
... br> Went to bed at nearly midnight with the temperature still sitting at around 28 degrees and not a breathe of air…but lovely all the same.
18/08/11 Thursday
Woke up early (4.30am) to be able to skype …yet again… but this time with Brid and Sean. Alycia was having a day off and went for breakfast at her grandparents and to show them her engagement ring. She thought it would be a good idea to bring along the computer and get them to see ...


