Today am taking it a little
easy - late start and slow walking. I walked down via San Niccolo, up to the
point where I got "lost" when returning from Piazzale Michelangelo
and it doesn't look so scary in the daylight. Part of via San Niccolo is closed
to traffic and foot traffic. It looks as though they are setting up for a
street party for the football.
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| View from Piazzale Michelangelo |
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| Walking on Lucca's walls |
Yesterday
I spent the day in Lucca Rome
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| Walking on Lucca's walls |
I had a cornetto crema (custard croissant) at Pasticceria Taddeucci - very
tasty. The town is wonderful to walk around and not too crowded. I stopped at a
little place in via Filungo for lunch and a very nice English couple sat next
to me. The wife chatted to me the whole time. They know someone in Perth Firenze .
At the last minute I went back to Pasticceria Taddeucci to buy some biscotti - the
famous brutti ma buoni (ugly but good) and believe me they are. But yes, you've
guessed it, I headed in the wrong direction and exited through the wrong gate and
it was miles from the train station - it was hot, hot and I felt as though I
was getting sunstroke - after many "Scusi, dov'รจ la stazione" I
finally arrived at the station. It was difficult to find the binario but got
there eventually. I had about 15-minute wait and it was very hot on the
platform. The train home was an old clanker but it got me there in good time.
From Santa Maria Novella station I headed straight for my favourite little bar
near home - Bar OiO - for my vodka tonic. I bought some grapes for tea but let
me tell you they were horrible. The skin was tough as old boots.
