Blue View - Italy's Coffee Culture

 Blue View - Italy's Coffee Culture

No restaurant or bar in Italy would stay in business long without a large, elaborate, beautiful coffee machine. A bar here might devote 1-2 feet of bar space to the beer taps, but you can be sure they will have a coffee maker that takes up 5-6 feet. We Americans may love our coffee, but the Italians have made it an art form…

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Lucca, A Medieval Walled City

Lucca, A Medieval Walled City

Lucca is most famous for its intact medieval walls which totally surround the city. Originally built for defense, the walls now serve as a promenade and park encircling the city below. As soon as we were situated in our new digs, we headed out to walk the walls.

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The Leaning Tower of Pisa

The Leaning Tower of Pisa

Having walked all the walks we could from San Gimignano, we moved our Plan B ‘base camp’ to Lucca. It just so happened that Pisa was along the way and heck, while we were passing through, it only made sense to see if the tower was still leaning. I’m happy to report, it is

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