Everything was great, as expected... I arrived at the lovely Settignano village square by bus and proceeded to the house, which is right around the corner. I was welcomed by a nice elderly lady, Lucas' mother, which showed me to my room. It was clean and very comfortable for one person (I traveled solo) - the bathroom was on the small side, but had all the necessities, even a hairdryer. For the next four days, it became my Tuscan pied à terre. I even enjoyed my daily half-hour bus commute to Florence, people watching and mingling with the locals. Before my arrival I received an informative e-mail from Luca with directions to the house and walking itineraries around the village. I managed to squeeze-in two of the proposed hikes, one to the historic town of Fiesole through Boccaccio's house and the Maione quarry and another, shorter, around the village through Villa Gamberaia, which unfortunately was closed. Both walks were enjoyable, relatively easy and offered amazing views of Tuscany's countryside. On his return from business, Luca took the time to meet me, chat and check if everything was OK, which was very thoughtful of him. He is a really open-minded and cosmopolitan family guy. As for Settignano, it's beautiful on it's own right. It surely deserves a sweet spot in my travel memories, as a piece of my very own private Tuscany.