9/12/13 8:50pm
We awoke this morning in La Spezia to sunny blue skies. Go figure. We headed straight to the station to catch our 9:19 train to Viareggio. It was late by about 15 min, which turned out ok since our next train to Lucca was late by 30. Trains in Italy, as I seem to remember from my last trip, don't usually run on time unless you're traveling between large metropolitan cities.
We arrived in Lucca shortly after 11 and checked into our hotel early. The staff here is so nice! Above and beyond. We received recommendations for places to eat and an outlined route map of tomorrow's Luminaria processional. I'm fuzzy on the details, but it's a Catholic candle processional from one church to the next with representatives from all the surrounding provincial churches participating. There were men in the streets this afternoon placing candles along the doorways and windows all over the city. It should be quite a sight. We staked out a place to stand and take pictures. For lunch we stopped into one of the Trattoria that was recommended to us. For 16 euro we chose the Menu Fossi (fixed price) which included a large plate of spaghetti, veal & potatoes (when in Rome...), wine, water and espresso strong enough to knock you into tomorrow. Well, that's what we thought at the time anyway; it was very strong. Turns out after we had walked for another few hours around the city and had some top notch gelato, we were ready for a nap. This is where the story picks up. We were so tired we slept till 8 and since we are so full, decided to just turn in early. Tomorrow night will be a late one. Did I mention at 11 there are fireworks?!?!
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