Tuesday 27 May 2003

Cloudy but Very Warm

Oh how we love these lazy mornings reading and dozing until noon. We dressed and went into Lucca again. We found the restaurant previously recommended by the Tourist Information lady – in fact, we could not have parked closer. The place was recommended for serving traditional Tuscan fare. Tom ordered antipasto and a primi of polenta for me. What arrived was antipasto and a thick bean soup eaten with a fork which was tasty but not what we thought we’d ordered. Tom had a main of slow cooked pork and I had Tuscan sausages with flagolot beans. We ordered Tiramisu and semi freddo for dolche and got tiramisu and a kind of trifle. So having ordered something off the menu for a change, we got whatever the waitress felt like bringing us. The staff were not exactly cheerful but the food was fresh and we have at least tasted traditional Tuscan fare.

Other than the restaurant, we wanted to visit Lucca again to see the tower with trees growing out of the top. We wandered around until we found it and then wandered some more. We bought some souvenirs then had cappuccino and (six) biscotti in a café in the main piazza. We went back to the villa for some reading and a supper of pizza da taglio ken insalata (pizza with salad). After kicking around a ball in the garden for a while, we had an early night because tomorrow we are going to Firenze.