Va Bene, Va Bene
Even with the relaxed Italian notion of a ‘schedule,’ Lucca is only around an hour from Firenze by train. This refuge from the history-hysteria of Florence bathed us with peace and quiet. Lucca is surrounded by massive walls separating busy traffic from bike territory. Just like in Copenhagen, everyone rides bikes around Lucca: old, young, business, or casual.
Our not-so-long list of achievements from drowsy little Lucca includes strolling, me finishing Guns Germs and Steel, Lauren finishing Life of Pi, both eating some wierd Luccian pastry, and very nearly going for a run. One day we took a quick trip to Pisa to see the leaning tower. After a couple minutes of taking photos I realized that if you could position your body the right way, and if the camera was low enough, the perspective would create a shocking visual effect causing the subject to look like a giant who is either pushing the tower over, trying to hold it up, or hugging it. It was a breakthrough in tourist culture and the revolutionary idea spread like wildfire.
Tags: Travel
seanaboots
October 3rd, 2007 at 12:17 pm
Great blogs, but where are the pictures since leaving Rome?nrReally do enjoy reading your accounts of traveling Europe; very nice visual effects. Keep up the writing Sean, you should think about writing a travel log & publishing it.
October 3rd, 2007 at 10:11 pm
Sean,
I’v read all your blogs, and I’ve liked all of them. I’m looking for my next postcard.
Grandma Greenberg
October 4th, 2007 at 12:21 am
what! i must see these pictures….i dont understand how someone could look like they are holding the tower up!
October 4th, 2007 at 9:32 pm
Blogmaster Sean,
If Grandma GG likes them all, OK OK I
like them all.
October 4th, 2007 at 11:36 pm
I like your blogs, too! What a relaxing town Lucca must be. I think nearly going on a run is more of an achievement than actually going on one.