La Dolce Vita

The posts are getting shorter, the days are getting shorter, our time in Italy is getter shorter...
We're a bit weary and under the weather - we both have colds, but we still want to make the most of our time here.  So today we wandered Lucca, with only one destination in mind - a free Artisan Fair.

The Fair was in an old building with an inner courtyard

A furniture maker finds other uses for wine barrels

The silversmith demonstrated his craft

Then in the late afternoon we caught a train, and in an hour and a half were back in Florence.  We had dinner at Trattoria Bordino, where we shared risotto, asparagus, white wine and chocolate tart with gelato.

Dessert in Italian is dolce, as in sweet, as in la dolce vita, which will soon be over, when we're home, eating a healthier diet with fewer desserts!