Pisa, Italy - Sept 14, 2009

It was raining when we woke up in the morning, it really started pouring after breakfast and it didn't really let up much all day... Never the less, we were determined to check out Pisa. The city is about an hour train ride from Florence. We spent the morning booking hostels in Naples and Rome (hoping the rain would stop), so we didn't get to Pisa until the afternoon. That still gave us lot's of time to see everything. The tower and cathedral are a short walk away from the station. We stopped and ate lunch away from the rain on the way.

It is kind of a strange feeling seeing it for the first time. It felt sort of like it did when we caught our first glimpse of the Eiffel Tower. The landmark is so famous and almost cliche that you don't think it will have any affect on you when you see it. But when you finally see it for yourself, it feels almost surreal. We were not sure how to describe it, you have seen so many pictures and the image is already so clear in your mind, that when it is standing right in front of you it doesn't seem real. It really is a pretty incredible sight though. The tower was quite a bit smaller than we were expecting, but even in the rain the crowds filled the plaza.




hmmm... Even the trees are leaning...

Of course we had to get a few "Typical Pisa Poses":





WHO WANTS TO HIGH-FIVE JESSE?!?!?!?!?

ME! ME! ME! ME! ME! ME! ME! ME!!!!!

There was a beautiful sunset as we walked back to the train station:



We are going off to Naples!... a taste of the real Italy?