Ciao and Welcome to Life in Lucca with Andrea…
My guest today is Dana Roberts. Dana is a qualified Bio Medical Engineer, one of only a handful of female test engineers who has worked on the Stealth Bomber… so Top Gun on Steroids… and she lives in Lucca! At the time of recording, which was September 2023, we had only known each other a few months, now, she is one of my very special friends in Lucca, and a huge inspiration to me…
Dana's Recommendations
Trattoria Gigi… Piazza del Carmine, 7
Osteria La Dritta…Piazza S.Francesco, 33
Pasticceria Momus… Piazza Santa Maria, 23
Gelateria Momo… Via della Fratta, 11
Book a Tour Guide… to see the highlights of Centro Storico, Lucca (see S1 Ep2 with Tour Guide Paola Moschini)
The Walls… walk or cycle… and explore the tunnels under the Walls
Visit Lucca’s 5 Towers: Guinigi; Delle Ore; San Martino; San Frediano; San Giovanni
Nottolini Viaduct… Via Tempietto, 388
Hike the hills around Lucca
Collodi… known for its link to Carlo Lorenzini, who used the pen name Carlo Collodi and wrote The Adventures of Pinocchio
Carrara Marble Quarry… a UNESCO heritage site and where Michaelanglo extracted the marble for his statue of David
Favourite Italian Word/Phrase
Allora… Well/now… a filler word
In bocca al lupo… good luck … respond with… crepe… to seal the luck!
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