In the morning, we had a buffet breakfast at the hotel with good fresh eggs (both hard boiled and scrambled). We drove to Lucca, which took around 10 minutes. We walked past Piazza Napolean, which is a large square with not much interesting going on. Then we went over to the Church of San Michele but it was kind of old and not that great. It did have some nice columns outside. We walked to Torre Guinigi and climbed the steps to the top of the tree-lined tower. It was very windy and had great views of the entire city.

We then walked along the top of the wall encircling the city, and had lunch at Della Mura which is located on the wall. The restaurant was empty and we got the feeling it was “off-season,” but we ate there anyway. It wasn’t that good. Supposedly in season it is one of the best places in Lucca.

Next we walked to the San Martino church. It has really cool blue ceilings, nice marble floors, and colorful stained glass windows.

We drove back to the hotel and did the typical honeymooney thing, and went to the pool. We sat and read for two hours. Then we got ready and went back to town to walk around. We bought some olive oil from Lucca, which is known for it’s olive oil, and had dinner. Dinner was at Da Leo and after we sat down we realized that they don’t take credit cards. Unforunately, we were low on cash so we carefully calculated the cost of our meal before ordering. The food wasn’t that good. The next morning the plan was to drive to San Gimignano.