After all the craziness of putting on an entire luau, it was nice just spending some relaxing time with my moms. To really emjoy and celebrate our time together we dececided to head down to our favorite region of Italy, Toscana. And this turned into a really special event. Every year the sleepy town of Lajatico, nestled in the foothills of Tuscany, becomes a music mecca as Andrea Bocelli hosts a concert in the outdoor amphitheatre. This Bocelli's hometown and they've created a breathtaking venue for the local boy who made it big in the music world. We were invited on this adventure by our friends Ann -n- Roland and were also joined by their longtime friends Tom and Mary.
The town of Lajatico is very small and charming. It's incredible to think how many tourists descend on this sleepy village at the top a tuscan hill. After a brief walk thru Lajatica, we filed our way down onto this wide open plain. The concert stage standing out like some anachronistic monument to modernism in the middle of this idyllic italian landscape. Bocelli had invited an internatinoal compliment of performers and our seats were perfect. The hotel was even nice enough to pack us a picnic basket of goodies. A once in a lifetime experience.
Not ones to waste a good trip to Tuscany, while we were down there we also went to Lucca. We had never been to Lucca so we went and checked that place out. Cynthia found some gardens where she wiled away most of the Sunday afternoon soaking up the sights and smells of flowers and statues. And on another day went to the Pinocchio museum in Collodi. What a fascinating history about a story that we all know about. Nearby the Pinocchio museum was Villa Garzoni gardens and butterfly house. I loved the Pinocchio stuff, my mom loves butterflies, and Cyn is gaga for gardens. What a trifecta!
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