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Palazzo Pfanner
Originally built in 1660 by the Moriconi family – it passed to the Controni family (rival silk merchants). In 1846, Austrian brewmaster leased the gardens and cellars to brew german beer. He eventually bought the entire estate. One of the stories associated with the property had to do with a young King Frederick IV of…
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Town Walls – Lucca
The walls of Lucca contain a wide path sheltered by trees and a great place to walk, run or cycle. One complete trip around the town is only slightly over 4k so you get an idea of how small the walled city really is – basically 1 km on each side.
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First Day in Lucca
After we arrived in Lucca by train, we had attempted to walk to our apartment but google took us along gravel pathways and over the town wall. When we saw that, we decided to take a taxi instead. After Eduardo told us the basics about our apartment, we went to Mimi’s pizzeria for a beer…
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Train Rides
We took the train from Rome to Lucca. The first leg of the trip was a high speed train to Florence. We were at the platform well ahead of time but then I made the mistake of taking a short walk just before the train arrived so that we ended up at the back of…
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Trastevere
We were a little surprised at the size of the crowds in Rome compared to 10 years earlier. On the second night, Julie came across a blog on a less travelled area of Rome – the Janiculum Hill in Trastevere. Some of the more interesting approaches to guided tours are illustrated in the photos: small,…
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