Comments on: Loving Lucca, Italy http://www.laurajchilds.com/i-love-lucca/ Life's Adventures Sat, 20 Mar 2010 11:54:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Chris http://www.laurajchilds.com/i-love-lucca/comment-page-1/#comment-8 Chris Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:09:18 +0000 http://www.laurajchilds.com/i-love-lucca/#comment-8 This picture of the arch is a stunning picture, I absolutely love it. The gate at the far end makes me want to see more! I spent some in Italy awhile back, and can't express how much I loved Lucca - it absolutely took over me. That little city is such a hypnotic gem that I returned many, many, times. My favorite pastime was going to the gelato shop across the piazza from the Chiesa. There they had a wooden glider swing, the kind that four people could sit in and gently swing and talk or just pass the time, revelling in the magical atmosphere of the town. I very much agree with Amber, it seems impossible to express how much the magical serenity and beauty of it calls back to you! This picture of the arch is a stunning picture, I absolutely love it. The gate at the far end makes me want to see more!

I spent some in Italy awhile back, and can’t express how much I loved Lucca – it absolutely took over me.

That little city is such a hypnotic gem that I returned many, many, times. My favorite pastime was going to the gelato shop across the piazza from the Chiesa. There they had a wooden glider swing, the kind that four people could sit in and gently swing and talk or just pass the time, revelling in the magical atmosphere of the town.

I very much agree with Amber, it seems impossible to express how much the magical serenity and beauty of it calls back to you!

]]> By: Amber Lane http://www.laurajchilds.com/i-love-lucca/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Amber Lane Wed, 30 Jan 2008 21:28:04 +0000 http://www.laurajchilds.com/i-love-lucca/#comment-6 I know exactly how you felt. I, too, fell in love with Lucca and, with the exception of a half-day trip to the American Consulate in Florence, did not wish to leave to go elsewhere. It's hard to explain to anyone who hasn't been there, but that little town really gets under your skin and into your heart. I rented an apartment in Lucca for 2 weeks and settled in to shop, cook, talk and live like a local. I was acepted as a resident, rarely taken for a tourist, and made some good friends with whom I still correspond. It goes without saying that I will be going back as soon as humanly possible, and intend to retire there in the next couple of years. I know exactly how you felt. I, too, fell in love with Lucca and, with the exception of a half-day trip to the American Consulate in Florence, did not wish to leave to go elsewhere. It’s hard to explain to anyone who hasn’t been there, but that little town really gets under your skin and into your heart. I rented an apartment in Lucca for 2 weeks and settled in to shop, cook, talk and live like a local. I was acepted as a resident, rarely taken for a tourist, and made some good friends with whom I still correspond. It goes without saying that I will be going back as soon as humanly possible, and intend to retire there in the next couple of years.

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