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Lucca – another walking tour and a walk up
One of the things I love best about travelling is discovering the unexpected – the kind, that is, that brings joy. And today that happened twice! Our day began with another guided walk, this time around the north end of Lucca. We stopped at what I thought was the most unprepossessing looking church, only to…
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Lucca – a walking tour and dinner
This morning began with a short walking tour of south Lucca. Lucca still has its Roman/medieval wall in tact so we began there. Not so long ago, vehicles could drive on the wall, but now it has been converted to pedestrian use only and it makes for a lovely walk. Lucca is called “the city…
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Florence, onto Lucca
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Florence walkabout
What can I say? Florence is drop dead gorgeous, eye candy for a photographer! Today’s walkabout took place in the midst of about 500,000 other tourists! However, no one could diminish the wonder of this city – the architecture, the public art, the tiny streets. Historical Florence at every turn is amazing! I purchased a…
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An Italian Adventure
Turning 75 has its advantages! My lovely daughter, Gillian, is taking me on a Road Scholar tour of Tuscany – Italy: Classic Tuscany and the Treasures of Florence – where we will visit Lucca, Siena and Florence as well as a few surrounding villages. Twelve days! How marvellous is that? Sadly, Gillian has to return…
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A second day in Mexico City
Today we visited Coyoacán, a neighbourhood within Mexico City, where the Spanish first settled and which is now a chic community. The name is thought to come from coyotes which likely roamed the site. The street signs sport little cut out coyotes on them. Coyoacán is also home to the Frida Kahlo Museum which was…
