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Thursday, Sept 20 - Italian Riviera - Lucca

9/20/2018

 

9/5 - Safely Home

Our friends on the 9/5 departure are safely home from their travels.  After today we'll only report the activities of our September 12 group.

9/12 - ​Italian Riviera > Lucca

Goodbye to the beautiful Italian Riviera.  We boarded our bus for a short drive to Lucca, a medieval city encircled by 16th-century Renaissance walls.

There we had a choice - to discover Lucca on foot or by bicycle.  Some chose bikes and the others walked.

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Jeanne is ready to go
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Jeanne, Pete, Diane, Pat and Dan
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Lookin' good!
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We road the city walls around the city
Either way, we all visited the Cathedral of San Martino, the Piazza Napoleone and the Piazza dell'Anfiteatro.  Then, had a taste of the region by sampling some seasonal, local delicacies at specialty food shops. 
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Sharon and Bob know how to enjoy a city - a cold drink and people watching are perfect.
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Jeanne samples the curative waters
A stop at a leather factory near Florence turned into a shopping frenzy.
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Pat models a coat - she bought it in blue
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Pete looks good, but he didn't buy it.
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Nancy considers a purse, but it didn't come home with her.
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Mel made a purchase - what is it? It's sure small.
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Sally and Diane consider coin purses
End the day in a historic Tuscan villa and begin a relaxing 4-night stay.  We were treated to a tour of the villa, a welcome drink and a wonderful Tuscan dinner!
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A close up of the villa entry. I'll have to move back to get the full view
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Ivan pours a welcome drink while Keith looks on
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Ann and Keith enjoy their welcome prosecco
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Karen and Grace at dinner
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We had several choices and all were delicious

A few photos left over from prior days.
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Resting in the shade, and out of the heat, in Cinque Terre
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Karen and the Red Man

Many thanks to our fellow travelers for the photos they have contributed to our blog - Terry Johnson, Mary Gamble, Mel and Lyn Whaley, Dan Nielson, Jeanne and Pete Hledek.

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