Lucca: "the sky is bluer, the mountains are taller, even the pigeons are more beautiful!"

My roomies and I took a day trip to Lucca, which is a really nice city about an hour and a half (by train) northwest of Florence. We got going fairly early, and made it to the train station by about 9. Though we admittedly did have to run to catch the train, the beginning of the journey already felt less stressful that my previous excursion to Pisa.

When we arrived in Lucca, we hopped off the train and headed toward the center of the city, which is completely encircled by a tall brick wall.



Through the shady tunnel and into Lucca!



For the sake of keeping this short and sweet, I'll just hit the highlights of our trip:

Piazza Napoleone (there were a bunch of little kids dressed up for Carnevale throwing confetti everywhere- cute!)


Piazza San Michele & Church




Lunch near the San Frediano Church


Torre dei Guinigi- A medieval tower with trees growing on the top. The stairs to the top of the tower are admittedly a little sketchy, but lined with some cool Medieval story cartoon things (which we probably would have appreciated more if we could have understood what they said, lol).






San Martino Cathedral (which is a Romanesque style church in case anyone was wondering lol). Pictures weren't allowed inside, and being out of my comfort zone, I wasn't quite as bold with the sneak attacks. :)


The great thing about the walls around Lucca, is that it keeps traffic to a minimum. Bikes are the most popular form of transportation, and so we decided to take a bike ride! The bike ride was a great way to take in all the scenery, but Julia got a little hopped up on Lucca. "I swear the sky is just bluer here," "Those mountains are awesome! They seem taller than the mountains at home," "Seriously guys, Lucca is awesome- I think even the pigeons are more beautiful!" LOL. Oh silly honeymooner. I think she might have gotten too much fresh air. :)




We got home from Lucca around 8:00pm, and we were all exhausted! We had a great time in Lucca, but between the fresh air, bike ride, stairs, and walking, we just called it a day!
Ciao!