little canal in front of Hotel Ilaria

25 minutes to ride the wall around Lucca by bike

bike path 

One more bike turn around Lucca early this morning, then back to Firenze at noon, to drizzle here, and extreme gloom. Despite this, the city was crowded with people intent on enjoying the day. Ate yet another pizza, this one at Yellow Bar on my way back to the apartment. Arriving home, found Piazza Santa Croce full of people and tents: olive oil festival. Finished reading Jan Morris' Venice, and even 45 years later, still useful, often funny, resonates with some harsh truths about the city, now 500 years past its prime.