We woke up around 9 in the morning and got ready for our day trip to Pisa. Again, we were given explicit directions to the station :)We bought our tickets to Pisa, but the display did not have a destination city for Pisa, so we crossed our fingers and jumped on the train that had the same departure time. Lucky for us, an hour later we arrived in Pisa - and oh, how that tower does lean!
The square that houses the leaning tower is bombarded with people taking pictures of each other attempting to "hold up" the tower. It is very silly to see. We marveled at the tower, strolled through all the tourist shopping stalls, enjoyed the beautiful sunny weather, and headed back to the station.
When we got back to Florence, we grabbed some pizza and walked around a bit more - window shopping and mailing postcards - then walked back home. We rest for a bit and then took the bus to Piazza de Michelangelo, where the original David used to stand (there is now a replica in its place). It is at the top of a hill and has an amazing view of Firenze. We got there right as the sun was setting, so we caught some really awesome pictures.
We sat and looked around for a bit, mentioning how lucky we are to be here, while everyone else is back in the U.S. doing their every day routine (no offense intended).
We grabbed the next bus down the hill, but missed our stop. An hour and a half later, thanks to Nicole's amazing GPS (we aren't too sure what happened to Katie's...must need new batteries or something) we arrived safely home.
We had a delicious family dinner, all 10 or so of us cramped into their kitchen, it was quite a circus! We ate "crap" for dessert (that's how they pronounce crepe in English. Great, right?!), and we chilled out for the rest of the night.
We made a point to close the window this evening before bed, as we didn't do this the night before and we are located right next to the river, which equals LOTS of mosquitoes, so Katie woke up with several welts all over her face. Not so fun, or pretty, ladies and gentlemen.
3 comments:
No offense taken! In fact, I'd be insulted if you DIDN'T rub my nose in the fact that I totally have to live vicariously through you two right now. That's your job, ladies! :)
In fact, I think you could lay it on QUITE a bit thicker. :)
Wait a minute, you two didn’t take pictures of each other “holding up” the tower? You know if I was there I’d have your mom taking pictures of me holding up the tower >: ) with pigeons all over my arms too. Sounds like the weather is a little warmer in Firenze than in Paris and the guys at the house you’re staying at have been cooking homemade Italian dinners for you, molto deliziosa!! I hope Katie got rid of her sore throat and sniffles. Have fun in Italia girls. Ciao
I read through the blog, looks like you guys are having a lot of fun! Once in a lifetime opportunities, take advantage of them!
B.
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