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Last Saturday I went to Lucca with some friends. I was supposed to go to Pisa with them as well, but it didn’t work out unfortunately. The day brought several complications (such as missing two trains), but my time in Lucca was good nevertheless. After pulling into the train station, I walked a little south of there and explored the area. It was interesting to see a “suburban” area (if it can actually be called that) with houses and smaller apartments. There were even some houses that looked somewhat influenced by modern architecture, although there was still an Italian flavor to them. A few residents were relaxing and enjoying their Saturday morning at the local gelateria. Outside of the walled portion of Lucca, the city quickly turn into open green areas. One can see the rows of houses disintegrating into the countryside even just a few minutes walk from the station. The city of Lucca itself is quite beautiful, though I can’t put a finger on what makes it different. We had some time to walk along the top of the wall and see the city from up high. The wall itself has passageways above and below that I could have spent hours exploring, as well as plenty of places to just sit down and take in a panorama. As we left the city and I purchased my train ticket, I thought of the town’s beauty and how I would like to go back and explore Lucca and the surrounding area. And as I walked on to the train platform I got there just in time… to see my friends pulling away in the train and wait an hour for the next.