Comments on: Loving Lucca, Italy http://www.laurajchilds.com/i-love-lucca/ Life's Adventures Sat, 05 Nov 2011 01:35:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Elizabeth http://www.laurajchilds.com/i-love-lucca/#comment-205 Elizabeth Sat, 05 Nov 2011 01:35:29 +0000 http://www.laurajchilds.com/i-love-lucca/#comment-205 I lived in Lucca as a young college student, and was exceedingly charmed by this quaint mix of old and new. Locals from nearby cities told me Lucca is 'trendy," but I found it comfortable and endearing - even as a young woman traveling alone and living in a hostel. I, like other posters here, loved Lucca so much that I was hesitant to go to Pisa or Rome; I so enjoyed the culture and offerings of the streets just outside my room, I found no time to leave. The coffee, the pasta, the gelato, early-morning pastries from the local bakery, the square and churches lit up during a summer-night stroll - I would love to retire to Lucca one day; I recommend anyone bound for Tuscany spend a few days (if not more!) in Lucca. OP, thanks for your photos, they're beautiful. I lived in Lucca as a young college student, and was exceedingly charmed by this quaint mix of old and new. Locals from nearby cities told me Lucca is ‘trendy,” but I found it comfortable and endearing – even as a young woman traveling alone and living in a hostel. I, like other posters here, loved Lucca so much that I was hesitant to go to Pisa or Rome; I so enjoyed the culture and offerings of the streets just outside my room, I found no time to leave.

The coffee, the pasta, the gelato, early-morning pastries from the local bakery, the square and churches lit up during a summer-night stroll – I would love to retire to Lucca one day; I recommend anyone bound for Tuscany spend a few days (if not more!) in Lucca.

OP, thanks for your photos, they’re beautiful.

]]> By: Wanda Heinle http://www.laurajchilds.com/i-love-lucca/#comment-144 Wanda Heinle Tue, 26 Apr 2011 10:45:17 +0000 http://www.laurajchilds.com/i-love-lucca/#comment-144 An exceedingly nice post. In ideas I have to add writing along to these lines. Spending time and effort to craft a decent article. But whatever I say, I end up procrastinating. Maybe I just need to get away to a new place too. An exceedingly nice post. In ideas I have to add writing along to these lines. Spending time and effort to craft a decent article. But whatever I say, I end up procrastinating. Maybe I just need to get away to a new place too.

]]> By: Chris http://www.laurajchilds.com/i-love-lucca/#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-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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