Italy Day 3 - Lucca Big Bike

This morning, I wasn't feeling well- still recovering from the trip here- so, everyone else went out to explore some of Lucca's streets and parks. 

The baby swings here have a different design, so that Penny can fit in with her brace.

There are several parks around the perimeter of Lucca, and we visited three of them today. 

I'm sure we will discover several more during our stay here.

The kids also enjoyed collecting nuts, much like our previous trip to Canary Islands.

We also got a bit more used to the layout of Lucca, with the mazes of narrow streets and surrounding city walls. The circumference of the city wall is about 4km, so you can't get too lost without running into the wall.

After a break back at the apartment for naps and school work...

...and lego,

we went back to the city wall to rent some big family bikes and cycle the perimeter of the wall.

There is a large multi-use path that runs along the top of the wall that is very popular with cyclists, joggers and walkers.

To fit all of us, we rented two big bikes, one with space for 2 adults + kids and another with 4 pedaling adults + kids.

Even though the kids couldn't reach the pedals, they enjoyed "racing" the other bike.

It was a fun afternoon family activity, and only somewhat scary heading back down from the wall when the driver wasn't sure how to use the brakes!

We finished the day with more gelato on the way back to the apartment. 

After gelato, we were back to the apartment for dinner and baths. Each room in our apartment has its own shower, but there are no bathtubs, so Penny got to have a sink bath in the kitchen.