Pisa

We made it back from Italy! Amazingly, being 7 months pregnant didn’t slow us down too much, despite walking 3+miles a day in 90+ degree heat…haha…August in Italy has its pros and cons, that is for sure. We started our journey in Pisa, Italy. I’ll be honest, there really isn’t too much to see in Pisa besides the obvious: the leaning tower of Pisa. So, it turned out to be a good thing that we only spend half a day there. The leaning tower is located in what is called the Field of Miracles, which was basically a religious campus. There is the Duomo (Catherdral), Baptistery, cemetery, bell tower and various museums. It was a bit expensive to climb the tower, but we figured…how can we come to Pisa and NOT climb the tower?? So, up the spiral staircase we went and let me tell you, it was one of the weirdest things I have ever experienced! The tower is definitely leaning, and not just slightly. So as you are climbing the stairs on one side, you feel like you are “falling up.” Maybe it was because I was pregnant, but this effect was double on me- ha! As I climbed the tower, I would literally be stuck to one side of the wall or the other depending on if the stairs were for or against the tilt. After climbing back down the tower, we visited the Duomo, which was beautiful. After our morning adventures, we set out for Cinque Terre, which I’ll write about tomorrow. Until then!

A view of the Duomo from the ground and then from the tower.

View of Pisa from the top of the tower.

Ben holding up the leaning tower...good thing he's Superman!

A nice lady from Ireland took our picture at the top of the tower.