Two Weeks in Tuscany

This is the Italy I have been seeking.

I had planned to spend one night in Lucca but spent three.

I learned that you can ignore the guidebooks.

In chorus they all say you can “see” Lucca in half a day. The truth is, if all you want to do is “see” it, an hour, or maybe two, [...]

Lucca is the birthplace and early home of Giacamo (Jacob, we would say in English) Puccini, composer of the most sublime romantic operas.  That’s his childhood home to the left of his statue.

If you take the sign behind him at its face value and do the math, you will see that he is also justifiably [...]