For many years now, Lucca has ben hosting Italy's largest geeky convention, Lucca Comics & Games.
Over the four days spanning the Halloween weekend, the place is literally flooded with all flavours of geeks - kiddos in love with the latest manga hero, 30-something nostalgics reminiscing about the Eighties (*cough*), gamers, collectors, inquisitive minds, and best of all - cosplayers, the con's main attraction really. Cosplayers by the hundred, ranging from the painstakingly gorgeous to the outrageously silly and cheeky.
If you are the kind of person who hates crowds, you'll want to avoid Lucca like hell while the madness is going on. If, on the other hand, you don't mind being jostled a little - oh, what the heck, make it a lot - you will be rewarded with pure, unadulterated nerdy bliss.
Once the initial shock is over, it will feel perfectly normal to raise your eyes and see something like this:
...and, really, there's nothing to be afraid of, as long as you use some common sense.
In the spirit of public service, I will now provide you with a few simple tips to make sure you'll survive enjoy the convention.
Even while some of the attendees are bound to be vaguely disconcerting...
...you will probably think you're safe, what with the heavily armed guys patrolling the streets...
...the alien martial artist hereos...
...and the Spanish Imperial Inquisition itself.
Still, don't let your guard down! You must keep your eyes peeled at all times, because a mighty evil roams free...
...and danger lurks atop the ancient walls.
Just try to keep and open mind, because even those beyond suspicion may act a bit weird at times...
...so don't freak out should you happen to spot a man in tights...
...or worse.
Remember that, while eating is not cheap by any means (and someone, alas, will always try to take advantage of unwary visitors)...
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| This is the actuall staff of the bar you can see behind. Awesome sense of irony or what? |
...it is always advisable to purchase food from reliable sources only. Because, even though you might be tempted to hunt for edible - and indeed, in a few instances, mouthwateringly delicious - specimens of local fauna...
...it would be a shame, should... inconveniences intervene to spoil your stay.
As they say: forewarned is forearmed!
Uh... right?
(Onwards to part 3 - this post's already picture-heavy enough as it is!)
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