After a very nice breakfast at our hotel, we decided to spend some time in our room setting up the blog on the ipad. After an hour of much swearing and grumbling ( by the tech guy) we gave up and decided to go out and explore the city before we had to leave for our Pisa trip.
After a quick gelato (always yummy!!) we headed to the train station to find our tour bus. After a short wait, we boarded the bus and we're on our way. After about an hour we arrived at the city of Pisa. Our tour guide cautioned us before we left the bus telling us to stay close to her as we would be easy targets for the pickpockets, disguised as little girls!! So, of course, every little girl we saw was suspect:). Fortunately we didn't see any little girls who weren't being dragged around by their parents.
We had a quick walking tour of the city, which included a look at "miracle square". This square included a baptistery, church and bell tower, better known as the leaning tower of Pisa. We were able to go inside the tower and walk the approximately 250 steps to the top. Once again it was a very hot day in Italy, but inside the tower it was cool. And the views from the top were awesome.
After about an hour an a half in Pisa, we got back on the bus, returning to Florence at about 7pm.
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