So, I've been seriously slacking in the picture posting department. So, here are some pictures from the last trip we went on. We went to Lucca, which is the only Ancient Walled City (phrase courtesy of my roommate Jennie's father) with walls that are still intact in all of Tuscany. It was a truly beautiful city, with small alleyways and medieval buildings surrounding a circular piazza that followed the plan of the original Roman amphitheater that is now buried. Also, the shops were adorable.
However, the weather on the day we went couldn't have been worse. When we left Florence it was gray and drizzly, but as we went towards Lucca the drizzle turned into full-on downpour. As you can imagine, it's very, very difficult to pay attention to a guided tour when you are soaked to the bone. And then the tour ended just as siesta began, so none of the shops or museums were open during the entirety of our free time. So we got a sit-down, multi course lunch (which was fabulous and really cheap), stopped in at a bakery to buy a type of bread specific to Lucca (ring-shaped and dried fruit studded and which tasted something like pannettone except much firmer) and then spent the rest of the time hiding from the rain in the tourism information center.
So in all, Lucca was a beautiful town that I would have enjoyed so much more had it not been raining. I think I will take my mother there when she comes to visit. It's one of the only cities in Tuscany where she hasn't been, and I think that if it's a nice day we'll have a really good time.
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