Byer Family: Lucca (Day 6)

On the morning of day 6, it was time for us to say goodbye to Florence and board a train to Lucca.

We bought tickets to Lucca on the regional train for a 9:20am departure. Note: Make sure to check the descriptions on the computer before printing your ticket. We made the mistake of not making note, and we missed our train because Lucca was just a stop along the way to a further destination. From there on out, we took a picture of the itinerary on the screen before printing our tickets. We only made that mistake once. Since it was a regional train trip, we were able to hop on the next train to Lucca at 11:30am. We waited for a couple of hours in our favorite piazza in Florence, Santa Maria Novella.

Once we arrived in Lucca, we walked to our Bed and Breakfast, B&B Casa Alba. It was a very cute little place, and the owners were very nice! We paid in Euro when we arrived as we wanted to leave early the next morning for Pisa.

Once our things were settled in, we walked to eat a late lunch at Gabry's Cafe in Piazza del Salvatore. This was probably our least favorite meal of the trip. It wasn't terrible, but it did not seem all too authentic.

After lunch, we got gelato and walked past Cattedrale di San Martino and then onto the city walls. Lucca is surrounded by beautiful Renaissance walls on which you can walk, run, and bike. We strolled along the walls for quite some time. While we were in Lucca, there was a car show, so we enjoyed seeing old cars and new Ferraris.

After strolling for awhile, we stopped back at the hotel for a short nap and then walked to Piazza Anfiteatro for wine. We shared a bottle at Risto Bar L'Emiliana. We ate dinner at Trattoria Da Leo, recommended by our tour book. We loved the atmosphere, and the food was pretty good.

We got some more gelato and strolled along the moat that also surrounds the city before calling it a night.