We left Rome on the 9:46am train and headed up the coast to Pisa, about a 3 hour ride. There was some nice scenery, but also alot of industrial areas and major ports on the Tyrrhenian Sea. There is also quite a bit of graffiti all over Italy. We sat with a couple from Los Angeles on their way to some of the Italian coastal cities, then to Paris.
We toured the Baptistry, the Cathedral and went to the top of the Tower. The entire area is known as the Piazza dei Miracoli, or "Miracle Square". There are alot of stairs, 294 to be exact, and it really does lean. Construction on the tower began in 1173 and was finished 99 years later. The Tower is 186 feet high at its peak. Galileo performed his famous experiment about gravity from the tower. We ate lunch on the lawn next to the tower (with it leaning away from us just in case) and then walked back to the train station, about a mile.
We took a commuter train from Pisa to Florence, pretty crowded, and have just settled in to our hotel here in Florence. We have a very nice view of the Arno River.
Tomorrow we will spend the day exploring Florence, the Duomo and the famous sculpture David.
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