Blogs from Pisa, Tuscany, Italy, Europe - page 25

Quasi finito! Dernier jour a Florence!!! On se promene encore un peu dans la ville et on se renseigne sur comment se rendre a Pise avant de prendre l'avion. Comme dit plus tot, le temps entre Firenze et Pisa est de plus ou moins d' 1h... Si vous passez pas Florence, n'hesitez donc pas de faire un rapide tour a Pise. Une demi journée et suffisant. A part la Tour, la ville est un peu tristounette... bien que des richesses insoupçonnées soient presentes... Moment...Un peu de culture! Au vu de ses remarquables édifices médiévaux, une partie de la ville de Pise a été classée au patrimoine mondial de l'humanité par l'UNESCO en 1982. Il s'agit de la place du Duomo (ancienne Place des Miracles) qui comprend l'église, le baptistère, le cimetière et le campanile (la ... read more

Since Florence is about an hour and a half by train from Pisa we had to go to help hold up the leaning tower. We just hopped on the train, held it up, got some pictures, ate some pizza in Pisa and then went back to Florence. Not that much to say, it looked really cool and it's weird that it stands crooked and they still let people up on it.... read more

On our way to Florence, we decided to make a quick stop over in Pisa to see the famous Leaning Tower! We were only there for a few hours, but it was worth it to see the famous landmark! Since this entry was so short, I'll add a little blurb about some things we've found interesting about the TV while here (yes, even while vacationing in Europe we've been unable to avoid the TV): *Every city we've been in so far has had BBC News and/or CNN International so we've been able to keep up with the happenings in the US with the hurricane! I hope everyone's families and friends are doing okay! Please send me an email at kkdonald@cfl.rr.com and let me know! *MSNBC shows Jay Leno and Conan O'Brien with European guests! Since most ... read more

(written during a weekend trip to italy four years ago while on assignment in munich, germany) June 2, 2000. Onward to Pisa, Italy. Afternoon. We were quietly settled on our train seats when someone in uniform asked for our tickets. Confident that we were holding a Eurail pass that could get us anywhere, we handed them out. It turned out that Pisa is not among the stops in our pass. Our lapse resulted in a fine of several thousand lira. They should start getting those passes translated in English because our wallets can no longer afford to suffer another fine. Not to mention our pride. Learning from our mistake, we immediately purchased a ticket back to Florence as soon as we arrived in Pisa. We’re planning to end our tour with a visit to Rome tomorrow ... read more

Chapter 5 Leaning on a tower Breakfast and left Rome on the 9.46am IC train to Pisa. The train was delayed by 10 minutes,having swapped seats once, they ended up in a compartment with a family (very sweet, well behaved kids and friendly parents). The train took them through Rome’s suburbs, heading north along the Mediterranean, past Cievativiechhia, Cerosetto, Livorno and 3 hours later, they arrived at Pisa Centrale. Maya had been here before and knew a cheap hostel right by the tower, so they headed through the pretty streets, over the bridge and after Martin had changed his shoes, they arrived at the Piazza di Miraculi. First the hostel, Albergo Gronchi (H: a very plain, very decrepit, but very cheap hotel that stays full, with a great view of the Tower. The weak springed beds ... read more