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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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Capitoline Hill and the Forum
On the second day we worked our way over to the Capitoline Hill and the Forum. Again we stopped at a restaurant on the way home recommended by the hotel: Capo de Fero Roma. The statue of the she-wolf with the two human figures underneath it is a common icon around Rome for the myth…
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Piazza Navona and Campo de’ Fiori
The last time we were here, we took a tour of the Vatican. This time friends Ginny & Stephen had recommended going to Villa Borghese. We looked up the tickets which were about $24 Canadian equivalent. However no tickets were available for the days we were here and secondary sellers were charging $400 for the…
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Travestere at night
Trastevere is the place to wander around at night – lots of good restaurants and bars. Ten years ago, there were musicians around every corner and in every piazza but no longer. There are still musicians on the pedestrian bridge – the ponte sisto – but none elsewhere. I don’t know if they have been…
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