Here we are ensconced in Lovely Lucca after a very rocky start this morning. I’d paid a 200Eu deposit on the apartment and had to settle up the electricity bill. I’d told Eleonora (Landlady/ Manager) that we had to catch a train at 10am and had arranged to meet her at 8.45am. So we were up nice and early, showered, packed, cleaned the apartment and were waiting at 8.45…and we waited and waited. By 9.30 I started to ring her, no answer!! By 10 I was worried by 10.30 still no Eleonora. Finally she rang at about 10.40. I said our train was going at 11.10 am and we couldn’t wait. She said she’d be here in 15 mins. To cut a really exasperatingly long story short she arrived about five to eleven. Our train actually went at 11.20 but we were frantic. Anyway, grabbed some money from her and ran. Got a subway train immediately (had to race for that too) and then had to fly to get on our train in time with 3 suitcases and a lot of angst.
All went well after that, we connected in Florence and came on to Lucca. Cristina’s husband was there to meet us and we are comfortably settled into our apartment with a wine and a beer in our respective hands. We’ll head off out to dinner before too long and then call it a day with lots of exploring to do in the morning. I have to say that coming to a new city and finding my feet is SO much nicer and easier with Rosa. It’s fun and I love the feel of the city. I cannot tell you how much I’m just loving having Rosa with me as we sort it all out. Where’s the supermarket? Where is the best place to buy wine, have a coffee, hire a bike etc etc.
More adventures from Lucca in the lead up to Easter. Very excited about H&A arriving on Friday too…this is just too much excitement for an old and erstwhile solitary girl!!