Our drive from Milan to Lucca took approximately 3 hours of mostly Italian autostrada, or interstate highway driving. Italy’s highways operate on a “pay to drive” system, where your toll is based upon how far you drive. It was amazing to see fully staffed toll booths at each and every off-ramp (in both directions) to collect tolls from vehicles using the highway. And the toll is not cheap (probably due to having to build and staff all those toll booths!
Jo Ann arranged to rent us a 2-bedroom villa, secluded in the hills over Lucca. It included a large outdoor terrace where we could enjoy our meals overlooking the beautiful scenery and a fireplace to ward off the evening chill.
And there was a church tower next door where the church bells gently signaled the current hour, even throughout the night. It became very calming for us to hear the bells ring in the background and it added to that feeling of being on vacation!
After arrival and some unpacking, we headed out for dinner at a local family restaurant in town. And although all of the food we ordered was wonderful, Jo’s lightly breaded and deep fried rabbit and vegetables was probably the best.
Tomorrow will be an excursion to the town of Lucca, but I am starting to feel a cold coming on…
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