Day trip to Floence

Here we are in Lucca, Tuscany for 5 days, in a spacious apt we found on VRBO. Got here by train and treated our clothes to a machine wash after 2.5 wks!
After settling in and checking out the nearby walled city, we found some yummy steak and green salad, having been green deprived on our bike trip and first days in Italy! The grocery stores have everything, great fish, deli items, cheese, olives and great wines. One stop shopping.

Yesterday we did a day trip to Florence on the train.
Pic 1 is the Cathedral Santa Maria del Fiore, an amazing site in the city central.
Pic 2 is the fresco painting on the ceiling of the capola in the cathedral.
Pic 3 is poor David, everyone takes his picture, no shame...
Pic 4 - one of the many shops for lunch things, and
Pic 5, the shop next door with gelato!