After watching many Rick Steves episodes on Europe, I was so happy to finally see Lucca for myself. The evening we arrived was a bit different than I expected for a small town in Tuscany. We were greeted with a mob of people at the train station in goth and other costumes. The annual comic book festival was ending and the streets were filled with young adults in all kinds of garb. Clay and Paige found this quite exciting. Duane and I were just trying to make it through the crowds in the dark to get to our hotel. We arrived at a lovely B&B with a gorgeous room.
After a delicious breakfast (including the local Buccellato bread with raisins) we set out to explore this quaint town, previously known for its silk making and now toilet paper and kleenex production. Despite the chilly weather we decided to see it by biking around the city. The great thing about this medieval town was that they made an extra fortified, thick city wall. It was later made into a bike/walking path 2.5 miles surrounding the old town. At some point, Napoleon's sister made the area outside the wall into a park. So, as you are biking you notice lots of trees, grass and playgrounds surrounding the outer the city wall. The rest of the day was spent walking around the small piazzas including an old Roman amphitheater which has been converted into apartments and shops. We also discovered an amazing family restaurant serving awesome pasta with meat sauce, and other local specialties. Once again we were joined by our friends, The Johnstons, for a fabulous dinner.
After a delicious breakfast (including the local Buccellato bread with raisins) we set out to explore this quaint town, previously known for its silk making and now toilet paper and kleenex production. Despite the chilly weather we decided to see it by biking around the city. The great thing about this medieval town was that they made an extra fortified, thick city wall. It was later made into a bike/walking path 2.5 miles surrounding the old town. At some point, Napoleon's sister made the area outside the wall into a park. So, as you are biking you notice lots of trees, grass and playgrounds surrounding the outer the city wall. The rest of the day was spent walking around the small piazzas including an old Roman amphitheater which has been converted into apartments and shops. We also discovered an amazing family restaurant serving awesome pasta with meat sauce, and other local specialties. Once again we were joined by our friends, The Johnstons, for a fabulous dinner.
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| Enjoying our bike ride |
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| Trail along the city walls |
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