Yesterday we had a fabulous day with my old Big Sur Marathon Relay teammate Lillian, and her husband Don. Lillian used to work with my mom, but moved to Italy for a wonderful job opportunity. It was fun to see her again, and she took us to some incredible places. First, we saw Lerici, the city she is moving to, with its gorgeous harbor and castle. Then we went to the town of Carrara, which is famous for its marble quarries. We toured a museum (and I got lots of ideas about the types of marble countertops I want when we get our house), and then drove up to the quarries. On our way up, Lillian remarked how the hills look snow-covered, but in reality, they are mountains made of marble. We drove up to the top, and toured a marble cave. It was amazing - it was entirely made of marble. We learned all about how marble is removed from the mountain. The most amazing fact we learned was that this was the same quarry from which Michaelangelo got his marble to make his David statue. All these hundreds of years later, and there is still a mountain worth of marble! From the caves, we went to a fabulous dinner of wonderful Italian dishes, and then to Pisa to see the tower at night. It was such a fun day, and we are so grateful to Lillian and Don for being so generous to us. We had a great time!
2 comments:
I had a great time on the marble cave tour too, first time for me! Don and I enjoyed catching up over dinner (did we eat a lot), and getting to know Eric. The only regret was that your visit was too short! You all just have to come back to this part of Italy again. -- Lillian
I knew you'd have a great time with Lillian and Don... they're great hosts! I'm so glad you were able to get together for a nice visit and some sight-seeing. The photos are fabulous!
xoxoxox MOM
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