Universo Hotel Lucca
Piazza del Giglio 1 Lucca, Tuscany, 55100, Italy
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Quiet November in Lucca
... as to what we were doing. (i had been walking the wall and had come upon the cycling from another vantage point and had stayed to watch it from there. It was brilliant...these guys are so fit. I am always amazed at how people do these things. Lucca had been raining earlier in the week so there was mud, it was slippery etc but these cyclists were still going as fast as they could without a care in the world...except to win)
As we started our beers Mary turned up ...
Back to Lucca for a breather!!!
... and soo tasty…the rabbit that followed was all above and beyond…(still ate it though…what does that say about me and my eating habits???)
After coffee we paid (72EU for 4 - amazing, huh) and as we were leaving Brendan asked the owner about a malt whiskey he saw sitting on a shelf and immediately he was given a taste… love it!!
We came back home about 11.30pm …had some ...
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 ...
Arena, Heatwave, travels
... said that to watch a ‘Grand’ opera (one of the big ones with lots of chorus) at the ‘Arena di Verona’ is something that everyone should have on their ‘bucket list’ because it will remain in your memory and your heart for the rest of your life…how true was that…
We awoke very early…about 7.30am…considering we didn’t get to sleep until well pass 2.00am…had a beautiful but simple breakfast downstairs ...
Lucca
... s 4km length in the late afternoon sun. I have decided to provide myself with some anchors on my journey. I have one for Ravello from my visit there in June. Sitting down in a restaurant for lunch, overlooking a breathtaking mountain view, Vivaldi's "Spring" began playing from a stereo somewhere. It now takes me back there every time I hear it. So, Lucca is now to be anchored to the sopranos' aria from the Marriage of Figaro. I lay beneath the shade of a ...



