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Day Seven |
On the other hand Lucca was a real discovery. The downtown is surrounded by a big wall that is wide enough to have a road on the top where we saw a lot of people jogging. |
At first we were walking through narrow streets that were quite dark due to the very tall baroque buildings and grayish black façades. Than we found an exhibition of Leonardo da Vinci's machines and inventions which was exceptional, an open piazza with a very lively outdoor market, street performers singing under the arches of "Loggia" where such activities have gone on for hundreds of years. |
We found a store with the most perfect kitchen and a local "trattoria" that had a wonderful atmosphere and good food. What more would you want? |
It was on Sunday after church that we decided to get some gas so that we will be ready for our trip home. Sounds simple doesn't it? Well it turns out that on Sundays all Italians that work at the gas stations take a day off so you are left to the mercy of the automated pumps. After this discovery we first tried to understand what the directions were saying and since they were all in Italian we did not know much more than we did before, but we did discover a slot for money. Then we lifted the nozzle and…, and…, NOTHING! No gas, not a single drop. We started to push buttons and still nothing. |
My husband tried his "muscle power" and the machine simply ignored him. He went across the street, steaming, and tried to find a person that could help but first they had to understand English. If nothing else we would like our cash back. Well he found an English speaking person: a Chinese who did not have a clue how to work the pump. I kept pushing the buttons and finally the thing started to rumble and spit out a COUPON!!! While we were staring at the thing, this lady came, stuck the money in, filled her car with gas and left… and we suddenly got the feeling that it was the time to go home. |
