12 years ago today: @vanessa_peters and I came to #Lucca to scout out a possible Italian base of operations. She was getting booked for enough European shows that it made sense to try to find an apartment where we could stash some backline and hang out part of the year, and maybe use VRBO (AirBnb didn’t yet exist) to help recoup some of the costs.
Life always comes at you sideways, though, and you have to be open to what appears in front of you. So when we got the opportunity to take on several apartments, we were like, yeah. And the rest is history.
This photo really takes me back. Here I’m riding a vintage bike with practically no brakes and a seat that fell off at the slightest provocation. If you had asked me then if I could imagine that one day I’d have sold my place in Dallas and relocated here permanently I’d have been like yeah right whatever. Crazy huh.
Beautiful roses, towering pines in front of the ancient city walls of #Lucca
Sound on. This street in #Lucca at midday is usually jammed full with a hundred people. Today you can hear a pin drop.
A few sights from our excursion to #TorreGuinigi #Lucca with @rrrpe
Medieval skyscraper #torredelleore #Lucca
So beautiful at night #Lucca
Rainy nights make for beautiful streets in #Lucca
#Lucca is so lovely in the morning when it feels like you have the entire city to yourself
one tunnel to another #lucca
tonight was my first time to visit the beautiful, but austere chiesa di San Cristoforo in #Lucca where we viewed a provocative art exhibit of seemingly tribal pieces of furniture fashioned from weapons
beautiful sunset through the buildings in #Lucca #italianaf
Beautiful #Lucca, we’ll see you soon!
Riding on the ancient walls of #Lucca
#Lucca at night #pixel2 #nightsight #nofilter
The walls of #Lucca are beautiful when the leaves start turning
#Lucca after the rain
Up in the hills of Arsina #Lucca
#Lucca during the Magic Hour
#goldenhour #lucca #tuscany #ig_tuscany #ig_italia #welcome2lucca