Smitten by Lucca

Cailey, Emily, Anna, and I all too a quick weekend trip to Pisa and this beautiful medieval town called Lucca. The transportation aspect seemed inefficient but it was tons of fun. We did Pisa on Friday morning and were rained on the entire time. We tried to make the best of it but it was pretty miserable. Pisa didn't take long then we took a train to Lucca which at first wasn't so charming with all the rain. We got protection by visiting churches and museums. We saw old Roman ruins under this church. We visited this statue nicknamed "Sleeping Beauty" for the woman's high fashion and gorgeous looks. We were told that lonely women would rub her nose in hopes of getting a boyfriend. We were sad to find the statue with a rail around it prohibiting us from receiving her good luck charm. I guess we will just have to remain in our very single and lonely state. Next stop on the tour was a Cathedral museum where we saw the most beautiful gold jewelry all encrusted with diamond and other stones. By this point the rain stopped and our love of Lucca set in. This town is beautiful and we spent the evening walking around and shopping. Our hotel was surprisingly very nice although we were stowed away in this basement of a hotel. We appropriate nicknamed it the "cave". I was the lucky soul who got the couch bed with a huge rod in the middle of my back. I had to switch sides every thirty minutes or my body would ache haha. Oh and my Rainbow's stained my feet brown since I basically stood in water all day, lovely.
Saturday we got up early and walked the wall of the city. Lucca is known for its huge wall that completely surrounds the city. Lucca is beautiful and green. The walk around the wall was our favorite part because we got to see everything. We commented how we are going to some of the most romantic places but yet we experience them with only females haha. Maybe somebody a male can be involved in my Italian adventures. Another highlight of the morning was the antique market that just happened to be on the Saturday we visit. Everybody walked away with some gems. It was interesting to see how everything looked like something grandma Hess owned or would own. I bought a cute long necklace. I ate the best pastry which Italy is known for obviously but seriously life changing pastries. The rest of our time was spent walking around being charmed by Lucca or sitting on the wall enjoying the view. The trek home wasn't so fabulous because bus travel is not my favorite. The train aspect isn't so bad. But the weekend was great and it was fun to get away for a while. Disclaimer: we all look like crap especially me from being rained all day and my amazing mattress.