Quiet Streets or Pounding Drumbeats, Lucca, Tuscany, Italy

Sometimes it is quiet enough to hear a pin drop in the narrow streets of Lucca.



And sometimes the only thing heard is the gentle rhythm of one person walking.



Sometimes it's the easily recognized sound of plastic luggage wheels bouncing along the uneven stones.



And sometimes it's the reverberation of drum beats echoing through the narrow canyon-like streets as a parade passes by.

Unfortunately, I found out neither the occasion nor the purpose of the parade. But it was colorful, loud, full of life, and fun to watch. Ah, Lucca!