the town of Lucca

Tried to sleep in a bit this morning as it was a rough night of sleep last night.

Up at 9AM for work again, it is very weird starting at 9, it seems like lunch comes so quickly!

Andre went out this morning for a little bit then came back at lunch time so we could go out again together. Today we went to the tourist information centre which is very close to where we are staying to get some information on things to do tomorrow afternoon and the week-end with a rental car. Right now this is the only time we are renting a car, the rest of the time we will rely on buses and trains for transportation. So much of Italy we will be spending in big cities, no way would I want to drive in them anyway. No good maps of Tuscany region at the tourist info so we found a bookstore that sold maps, along with our GPS hopefully we won't get too lost!

Candy shop.  I say the curtain is for privacy, so you can buy all the candies wants, Wendy say it's to keep the candies cool.

First orange tree we have seen in town

The stores have 2 opening times here

Back to the apartment for lunch then Andre headed out again to figure out where we pick up our car rental. He also toured a couple of areas outside the wall of the city. We will try to get out exploring a little more once we get back. He has also found the area that tourist info told us we could park at no charge over night, a few more euros saved. He found a cemetery and will return to take more picture when he has more time.

Movie posters on one of the walls

Abandon house outside the wall

red cross center in Piazzale Don Baroni for refugees

River about 1 KM from the wall

Trees outside the cemetery

Did the full wall walk again after work, there are markers part way for how far it is, but they have been working on part of the walkway and have new pavement that covers over the markers. We think it is between 4 and 5 km, will have to check with tourist info next time we are there.

Back to the apartment, minestrone soup on the menu for supper tonight, along with a bottle of red wine of course. After supper another walk through town. Stopped by the outdoor skating rink that is open until the end of the month, we haven't seen anyone skating there yet, but we're not down at that end of town too often. 8 Euro for 1 hour including skates.

Back at the apartment now, just finished winning at crib again and I am ready for bed. Really looking forward to the week-end. I am taking 1/2 day vacation tomorrow, will go exploring somewhere by car, overnight back here, then who knows where after that. We don't have anywhere booked yet, but Tuscany it will be, probably the Chianti region.