A Long Day in Tuscany - October 4

We boarded the bus this morning for a day-long trip through Tuscany to visit Siena, San Gimignano and Pisa with a stop in the Chianti country for lunch.  Patrizia did not take the trip today but stayed in Florence to tour the Vasari Corridor so the photos are more of the places than the group since some "stock" photos from previous Best of Tuscany tours are included today.  The report was that everyone had a great time and enjoyed the lunch, wine and gelato the most!  A lot of Tuscany packed into one day and capped off with pizza on arrival back in Florence.  More later. . .

 

More photos at:

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Taking the Train to Lucca - October 3

The morning was free for our own pursuits or for just lounging around and then we were off on our first train trip together in the afternoon.  We arrived in the serene and beautiful walled city of Lucca on a day with perfect weather.  Strolling through the city we saw the sights including the home of Puccini, the renown opera composer(Madame Butterfly, La Boheme, etc.) and the small piazza named for him.  He was there sitting in his bronze chair waiting to welcome us to his hometown.  The walls have a nice walking path for the two and a half miles around the entire old town.  We enjoyed dinner before we caught the train back to Florence.  A lovely day in lovely Lucca.   More later . . .

 

There are more photos at:

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