Sunday morning found some of our group at mass in the cathedral, then in the afternoon we headed for the station for our first train trip of the tour. It was cloudy and a little rainy when we left Florence, but it cleared up and we had a dry afternoon in Lucca. There was a big Spring flower market and other festivities going on today so lots of people were in the piazzas and streets. Lucca is one of Tuscany's lovliest cities and we enjoyed our visit there today. More later . . .
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Riding the Ho-Ho and Fiesole - April 28
How do you ride a Ho-Ho you may be asking. Well, it's a double decker tour bus that you can hop onto (ho) and hop off (ho) whenever it gets to a place on the route that you want to visit. The ticket is good for 24 hours and you can ride all day if you like. We plugged in our ear phones to hear the guide's commentary on what we were seeing as we toured around the city and up to the hilltop town of Fiesole. It was a glorious day which turned quite hot by mid-afternoon. The photos will show you what we saw and you can pretend you're riding along with us - it's fun! More later . . .