During our trip to Italy, we were lucky to be able to travel around and see some of the nearby towns. My mom and step-dad rented a house in Lucca and we joined them for a few days.
Lucca is a large town, actually, but when you get inside the old walls, everything becomes quite tight. We were so lost trying to find the apartment when we got there. Thank goodness for nav on the iPad! The house they rented was lovely place tucked away in the old town.
We wandered the streets a bit, ate at some nice restaurants and sampled the local gelato. The next day we ventured off to Pisa!
I must admit that caught my breath at the first site of the Leaning Tower. I mean, when you see pictures of something your whole life...and well, there it was! It is so beautiful.
Total tourist trap of course. Tourists everywhere. I took some amazing photos, but we weren't allowed in the tower. Ok, well, adults are...with a tour only. No way was I going inside and leaving my poor girls to stare up at us with longing. So we settle for touring the Baptistry and listened as a man sang to show off the incredible acoustics. My sweet baby girl was so moved, she asked Grandma, "is that God talking?" Actually brought tears to my eyes.
As wonderful as Pisa was...we didn't spend very long there. Barely half a day. It was hot. Overcrowded and overpriced. I'm sure there are some lovely places throughout the town, but with the heat...nobody was up for meandering around.
It made for a very nice day trip and we drove ourselves back to Lucca for dinner and a nice night in the lovely flat.
We wandered the streets a bit, ate at some nice restaurants and sampled the local gelato. The next day we ventured off to Pisa!
I must admit that caught my breath at the first site of the Leaning Tower. I mean, when you see pictures of something your whole life...and well, there it was! It is so beautiful.
Total tourist trap of course. Tourists everywhere. I took some amazing photos, but we weren't allowed in the tower. Ok, well, adults are...with a tour only. No way was I going inside and leaving my poor girls to stare up at us with longing. So we settle for touring the Baptistry and listened as a man sang to show off the incredible acoustics. My sweet baby girl was so moved, she asked Grandma, "is that God talking?" Actually brought tears to my eyes.
As wonderful as Pisa was...we didn't spend very long there. Barely half a day. It was hot. Overcrowded and overpriced. I'm sure there are some lovely places throughout the town, but with the heat...nobody was up for meandering around.
It made for a very nice day trip and we drove ourselves back to Lucca for dinner and a nice night in the lovely flat.
quaint Lucca
more of Lucca, and a pretty little wine shop! :)
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