The Sunday bells were ringing as we began our day with another walk. This time to the Piazza Annunziata and then on to the Accademia for a look at Michelangelo's famous "David". After lunch, Bob, Al and Margaret jumped on their bikes and braved the Florence traffic for a tour up to Piazza Michelangelo and along the Arno river. Nancy did some laundry and I decided to check out a couple of new towns I had not seen before by train - Pistoia and Prato (not Prado, as in the designer). Both were interesting - as I find all of "Italia" - but not exceptional. It was a big market day in Pistoia with lots of people in the streets and plazas all through the old town. I cooked a pizza back at La Contessina and we all enjoyed some ice cream in the courtyard before bedtime. More later!
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A Lucca Ancora - To Lucca Again
Saturday's 11:38 a.m. train took us to lovely Lucca. Even though I was there just a couple of weeks ago, I still find it fascinating and managed to take another hundred pictures - digital is wonderful! Nancy, Margaret, Al and I climbed to the top of the Guinigi tower and were rewarded with a splendid view of the whole city. The monthly "third weekend" antiques fair was going on and we browsed around a bit. One of the highlights of Lucca is the charming "Piazza Anfiteatro" - on the same spot as the ancient Roman amphitheatre. A great place for an afternoon coffee and people watching - a lot of children in the piazza today since it was "Sabato" (Saturday). Back at "home", Nancy cooked a wonderful pork and pasta dinner for us and a good time was had by all! More later!