Lucca or Bust!

We woke to gray skies in Siena but are hopeful for some sun in Lucca (the overall forecast for this trip was dire, but so far we’ve been lucky!) It’s colder than we expected but we anticipated this.
We’re a bit down on train travel in Italy and I am officially retracting our earlier proclamation about it being easy. Three doors on the circa 1950’s train car wouldn’t stay shut and swung open and slammed shut with each acceleration/lurch of the train. The next 2 trains were thankfully newer.
It’s Mother’s Day here in Italy and it feels like there are more travelers/or less trains running. Getting to Lucca from Sienna took ~4 hours and required 2 taxis and 3 different trains, hence the title of this post!
We made it, checked into our apartment, and celebrated with a drink on a lovely little plaza. (I had procrastinated finding this rental and as it is a new listing, it didn’t have any reviews (it’s terrific). We food shopped, unpacked, and had a quiet dinner in. Life is good!Read more