Lucca near Pisa

Lucca near Pisa is a short ride on the train and acute little town which I found amazingly was filled with Italian tourists. I think it’s worth a one day visit to walk around and see the different things available in the city. And it’s not as expensive as Pisa.

Getting ducks lined up Lucca near Pisa
Getting all the ducks lined up
Red Vespa Lucca near Pisa
I haven’t decided yet what color Vespa I would buy but red is definitely an alluring color
Seasonal shows Lucca near Pisa
There are some seasonal things going on
One of the ports Bill Smale
This is one of the ports where you enter the city. Many of the walls are still standing
Surrounding wall Bill Smale
Much of the walls still surround the city
Old door Bill Smale
A very old port door
Old building
I’m surprised they haven’t refurbished this building
Unknown band
I don’t know who this band is
King of Italy
One of the unifying kings of Italy
 Local cheese
These cheeses looked so enticing. Two of them in red were completely covered in red pepper. I was thinking about buying some but I already had some back in the room
Piazza San Giovanni
Piazza San Giovanni there were more than three Piazza with used artifacts being sold by individuals. You could find all different kinds of interesting things here
And opticians instrument making guide
And of course this is one of the books everybody needs
Used items for sale
I think this city is known for its used artifact market because all of these markets were just packed with people and it’s the only city I have seen so far with so many used artifact areas
San Giusto
San Giusto
Out-of-the-way restaurant
This is the kind of little restaurant I would pick to have a meal. It’s not crowded, looks family owned and I bet the food is very good and not as expensive as the tourist restaurants
Piazza San Michele
Piazza San Michele. One of the tourist cafés
Important person
Obviously a very important person
Chiesa di San Michele in Foro
Chiesa di San Michele in Foro
Amazing artwork
The artwork on this is really amazing
St. Davino
The Saint is buried right there in front of you
Another crypt
I didn’t see any identification of this particular crypt looking alter. But I suspect somebody is buried there
Statue
I approached around the corner from behind and I thought this was the statue of Michael Jackson. You can translate the explanation below if you’re interested
Getting rid of the mafia
getting rid of the mafia is good for business
Two family crests
Two family crestS Put together. The one on the left with the eagle probably has something to do with Germany or Austria which used the eagle
Marriage room
This room was decorated for the wedding of one of the sons. You see the two crests Together. The one on the left is the Paso family
Beautiful decorations
Incredibly going on for three rooms. Beautifully decorated
Bedroom
This is the bedroom for the couple
Beautiful tapestry
I found this to be very interesting and extremely well made tapestry
Beautiful ceiling
The ceiling was also beautifully decorated of course
Dining room
The dining room
Cute three wheel vehicle
These are interesting little carts which you see going around the narrow streets. They are perfectly shaped utility vehicles for the very narrow ancient streets of the cities
Window protection
This is typical protection on windows in the Palazzo In Italy. You can see down below there is also protection for the basement
Piazza Dell’ Anfiteatro
Piazza Dell’ Anfiteatro
Gold viper
This is also an interesting color for a Vespa. I might prefer gold over red
Poké bowl
Hawaiians continue to imperialized the world with Poké bowl
Look at the list of entertainers that will be here, even Tom Jones who is still alive
Old aqueduct
The other side of the railroad tracks has the old Aquaduct

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