Back to London for a moment and our new friend, Richard. He was a lot of fun to talk to and frequently, we looked at each other, unsure of what he was saying. As he shared some stories with us, we were quite entertained about a story involving Ragged Bonemen and the Cockhorse. True confession....the Ragged Bonemen did not need to rescue us that night. Tuesday was spent traveling by bus, plane and train from London to Lucca. As we approached our tiny village, we observed the wall surrounding it and could see how incredibly lovely our stay would be. Our room is located in the ancient Alba Church, that has been converted to hotel suites. As we entered our room, awaiting us was a huge bowl of fresh strawberries, a chilled bottle of bubbly and
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