Lucca Half Day 7/11

Since we had a long day yesterday we decided to sleep in late today and go to Lucca in the afternoon. I enjoyed hanging out in the morning by the pool. At about 2 we headed towards Lucca. We first stopped at a village called Massarosa because Mom wanted to look at pottery. It turns out that there weren't really any pottery shops there like we had thought. So, we continued on to Lucca through the mountains on a more scenic route. Once we arrived we found the city to be much more lively than it had been on our other visit. I think this was due to the time we went there. All of the shops were open and there were many street performers. There were these funny mimes that looked like they were sitting in thin air! While Mom and Dad looked at pottery Brynn and I found some cute leather keychains to buy. We also had a before dinner gelato:) We then watched some street performer for a while-a violinist, russian musicians, and the mimes. Next we ate dinner at a really nice and quiet cafe. I had some grilled cod and vegetables. It was a little undercooked for my taste but it was okay. When we finished dinner Mom went back to the pottery shop and Grandma and Grandpa bought her some pottery for her birthday in September. It is really pretty! While she was picking out pottery Brynn, Dad, and I found a bakery and tried a hazelnut brownie (did I mention we are eating our way through Europe?!) Anyway, Mom is really happy with her pottery. Then we left Lucca and came back to the villa. We played one more game of Monopoly deal and are going to bed now! Ciao:)

Brynn tried a wild cherry that she found on the path by the villa. Sour!!