So I spent 5 days in 5Terre and it turns out this is a bit too much. It took me 2.5 days to do all the hiking and then I ran out of things to do there, so I took the 4th day to visit La Spezia and get a haircut (seriously, the villages of 5Terre were so small that people recommended that I go down to La Spezia to get my haircut). Then, I went to check out Lucca on the 5th day.
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| Why is this outside the train station in La Spezia? I dunno... |
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| The big iron door outside the castle |
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| View from the top of the castle in La Spezia |
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| hahaha game over |
- Honestly, there's a reason most people pass by here on their way to 5Terre and don't stick around. There's not much to do here... Though I was pretty happy to get my hair cut (it was way too long at this point) and I did have a hilarious experience at the castle!
- The castle is probably the only highlight in La Spezia (though highlight may be a bit of an exaggeration). When I got there, I heard the alarm going off and two people pushing at the huge iron doors. Turns out the door had jammed and they couldn't get it open to turn off the alarm. Being a helpful Canadian kid, I asked the two staff to step aside and helped them get those doors open (it wasn't really that hard, it's just that they were standing straight up and you generate more forward force when you get lower...). Anyways, they were super appreciative of my help and comped entrance to the castle for me (I tried to pay but they wouldn't let me). As I was leaving, I noticed some hilarious marriage-related artwork around the castle. Apparently, a nice couple (Silvia & Silvano? Though I'm guessing Silvano wasn't actually his name hahaha) were getting married and his buddies wanted to make sure he knew what he was in for, lol.
- Nice little medieval town with the old walls still standing.
- It was pretty cool to be here because it's a very musical town. Giacomo Puccini (apparently a famous composor - I don't know anything about him, but then again I don't know anything about most composors) was from Lucca, and the town definitely made a big deal about that. The day I was there, they had a free outdoor concert in front of the main cathedral in town and I also attended a Puccini concerto in a deconsecrated church. I was a bit skeptical when a short blind guy came up on stage (assisted by a sighted person), but when he started belting out the hits, I was definitely on board!
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| Lucca wine festival. Yes, I may have enjoyed a few glasses... :) |
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| Free outdoor concert! |
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| The Puccini concerto |
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| Short fat blind guy, as promised |
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| But he sure can sing. Take a bow and enjoy the applause, you earned it! |
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