At the end of the first few days. We've moved into our apartment in Lucca, been briefed by the landlady; stocked up on some groceries; activated our Italian cell phones (with a few hitches) and walked around town a bit to see a few changes since our last visit.
We met cousin Isabella in Via Fillungo on our first day out, and despite the jet-lag and our absence of nearly 3 years, we were pleased at our level of Italian comprehension -- and she does not speak slowly.
We're been in touch with our friends Eldridge and Jan, who are our their own tour and have been to Venice and are now in Florence. We'll go to pick them up on Tuesday; it sounds as though they're a bit tired of seeing "must-sees" and are ready for some quieter, smaller-town Italian life.
Photo: walking on the city walls on our way to some Sunday errands.
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