Saturday, October 22, 2011

Driving in the countryside

We had a down day on Thurs., biked around the ramparts, shopped and gathered food - sausage, spinach ball, bread, wine.
Friday we rented a car and drove out into the countryside south of Lucca. "Driving" would be a loose term, it's more like having 4 eyes in all directions at all times and try not to hit anything as people and cars veer into your path very often, frequently making last minute changes! We had some maps, a gps would have helped, but the roads are generally well signed.

Pic 1 is the inside of the church in the walled city of Volterra, a very cool place.
Pic 2 is a nice little fish shop in Volterra, selling live Atlantic lobster, 55 euros/kg!
Pic 3 is a vineyard and olive farm we visited for wine tasting.
Pic 4 is the beautiful countryside, albeit a little dry.
Pic 5 is the towers in the even cuter walled village of San Gimignano, very classy and abundant shops and trattorias.

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