Nearly a year ago I was in Italy, and somehow I never posted any photos but the ones from Cinque Terre. Probably because those were the most impressive... anyway, here's a set from Lucca. For anyone who doesn't know, Lucca is a walled city which still retains the original medieval wall, which has been updated and thickened over the years: at the moment, the top is paved, and is used as a bike path, which a number of small parks spaced around it. Most of these are more snapshots than art, but I thought people might enjoy them.
1)
2) This one is blurry because it was something like a four second exposure, hand-held: it's a plaque set into the floor of a church, which also explains why it's so worn down.
3) I've mentioned before that I got distracted by ironwork while I was in Italy. This is one of the largest examples.
4) Looking into the city center from the top of the wall.
5) The top of the wall: as you can see, it's substantial.
6) Outside the walls. This is taken from one of those parks I mentioned, which extend outside the wall.
