Pisa

We leave beautiful Cinque Terre and head south to Florence. We have to change trains in Pisa so we take this opportunity to go see the Leaning Tower. We stash our packs at the baggage storage service and leave the station. I’m thinking the tower will be neat but nothing super exciting. I was wrong! We came around the corner and suddenly there was a large cathedral and a white tower leaning. This Leaning Tower of Pisa is really leaning, not just a little bit, but a lot! It was captivating. Sometimes its the things you hear about, read about, or see in the movies that can grab your attention the most (this becomes very evident in the museums in Florence). There are hoards of tourists here. Steve joins the other tourists posing in the “I’m going to push the leaning tower up” stance. I can’t seem to get the alignment right and another tourist takes over for me. He does a decent job and Steve is happy to have this dorky photo (especially for you Tara!)