This was another one of SAI included trips. I had never heard of Lucca, but of course have I have heard of Pisa and the famous leaning tour of Pisa. The previous trips had been fully book, so I was very surprised when only about 25 of the 100 seats were filled for this trip. Since there were so few students, were rented bike in Lucca and toured the city by bike. This made me very happy. This summer I started getting into biking, partially because it was the cheapest way to get to work but I also enjoy it. Lucca still has its original city walls that are very thick, wide enough to have a large walkway on top.
The first stop was a church, which now does not surprise me since I found out there are 51 churches inside the walls. Just a few too many for even my tastes, and I LOVE old churches. The first church we saw was the main cathedral, much smaller to the Firenze standards. And yes I did take this picture while riding a bike. I myself am impressed with my ability.
From there we traveled to a church that had a women over 500 years old preserved inside. I am not sure what the story behind her was, but I did notice that she was very short. Ancient Italians were quite small. In the tour we also saw the old site of the ampa theater, now a ring of houses. It is the first square I have seen in Italy that has been an oval.
After the tour we were given free time, and use of the bikes. I used this time to explore the city, play on swings and find some food. The city is one of the most adorable things ever. There are trees everywhere and real Italian people enjoying the nice weather.
I enjoyed Lucca so much. I would request going to anyone who is in central Italy. Now before I make this blog way to long I am going to talk about Pisa. For how famous it is, there really isn't much there. The tower obviously is interesting, but once you've seen it once you've seen it. The tower again is open for climbing, although it is expensive and not good for the tower, as it is leaning heavily to one side. Luckily I had not been inside the cathedral next to it, and it was a massively gorgeous church. It was funded by the Medici family of Florence, they were that rich. Also around the tower there are hundreds of stalls selling all types of souvenirs you could think of. Be sure to take funny looking pictures when near the tower. It is kind of obligatory. I have been before and still took part.
The first stop was a church, which now does not surprise me since I found out there are 51 churches inside the walls. Just a few too many for even my tastes, and I LOVE old churches. The first church we saw was the main cathedral, much smaller to the Firenze standards. And yes I did take this picture while riding a bike. I myself am impressed with my ability. 
From there we traveled to a church that had a women over 500 years old preserved inside. I am not sure what the story behind her was, but I did notice that she was very short. Ancient Italians were quite small. In the tour we also saw the old site of the ampa theater, now a ring of houses. It is the first square I have seen in Italy that has been an oval.
After the tour we were given free time, and use of the bikes. I used this time to explore the city, play on swings and find some food. The city is one of the most adorable things ever. There are trees everywhere and real Italian people enjoying the nice weather.
I enjoyed Lucca so much. I would request going to anyone who is in central Italy. Now before I make this blog way to long I am going to talk about Pisa. For how famous it is, there really isn't much there. The tower obviously is interesting, but once you've seen it once you've seen it. The tower again is open for climbing, although it is expensive and not good for the tower, as it is leaning heavily to one side. Luckily I had not been inside the cathedral next to it, and it was a massively gorgeous church. It was funded by the Medici family of Florence, they were that rich. Also around the tower there are hundreds of stalls selling all types of souvenirs you could think of. Be sure to take funny looking pictures when near the tower. It is kind of obligatory. I have been before and still took part.
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