While visiting Florence, I took the opportunity one day to make the short train journey to Pisa for the obvious reason. Apart from the tower I knew nothing about Pisa, I hadn’t even bothered to consult my travel guide to see what else, if anything, was there. As far as I was concerned, Pisa owed it’s existence entirely to its tower and would otherwise be totally inconsequential. Indeed, had the tower not leaned, it would still be inconsequential; after all there must be plenty of towns in Italy with towers that no-one’s ever heard of. I began to gather during the journey that, in all likelihood, Pisa shared the river Arno with Florence, as we seemed to be trailing it all the way. I’m afraid I don’t have much time for the Arno, especially in Florence.
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