Hotel Sirio Lido Di Camaiore

Pisa photos here:
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Got to Rome just after 9am and then 10am train to Pisa.
Lockers at Pisa station are out of order so lugged my backpack to the leaning tower, took some photos and now slowly making my way back to the station stopping for coffee, food and beer along the way.

Forgot that northern Italy food options were ...

... that this town of 89,000 people gets millions of visitors a year because of such an architectural screw-up! Anyway, we took a few happy snaps of us in front of the Leaning Tower; freshly restored, it is now so bright and clean-looking, and with the bright blue sky dotted with fluffy white clouds in the background, the pictures we took in front of the tower almost look fake (but really, we did go there, despite our bad stomachs; no t ...

partie tot ce matin pour faire les 4.5 heures de train entre milan et pise, nous avons traverser plusieurs petit tunel. le paysage de la toscanne est beaucoup moins plat que ce que nous avons vue du nord-est de l'italie.

une fois nos bagage depose a l'auberge, on est partie vers la fameuse tour de pise. effectivemnt, elle ...

... kitchen.I went down later that eveing to chat to the people staying there and marvel at the double bed inthe kitchen.

Really quiet in the off saeason with a lot of places noteven bothering to open or open reduced hours.

Was sitting outside the only bar in RioMaggore and Jess who I shared a dorm room with in Salzburg walked past. Turns out she's staying in the same dodgy room as me again!

Was lucky there was a bunch of good people ...

We are finally home and it is actually Nov. 20th. We finally got in last night around midnight and could not download anything for the last several days because WiFi is too advanced for the small town we were in. It was the most relaxing of all the ...

... market (without the sampling) with lots of lovery deli's, cafe's and patisseries. Ofcourse we had to buy the local pastry called a buccellato which is kind of a cross between a biscuit and a fruit loaf... yummy with the morning coffee.

Before too long Kim pointed out her favorite bar from last time and pull me in to join her in a wine or 3. The tapas were as good as Kim had ...

... It was worth it because I stayed at the beach all day, but spent the most of it in the shade. Can you believe it is that hot that I have to spend time in the shade.

The breakfast included was fresh fruit including grapes from the area, lovely cappacino and an omlet. You get to choose your main course for breakfast, maybe tomorrow it is bacon and eggs.

Europe coffee is the best, but you only get about a half of a cup of coffee ...

... to Monorola to get to the hostel that doesn't leave until 1317p. so i sit with all my information i have gath**ed at the information count** and start to read when approached by an Australian man, you speak English, si, oh good. we missed out train, do you know how we can figure out which one goes wh**e we need next. so i let them in on some of my secrets of success for train travel and show them the big yellow display that shows departures as well as the while one for arrivals ...

... After our active morning we were starving so ordered two pizzas. When they came out they were massive. We thought there was no way we were going to get through them, but sure enough within 20 minutes our plates were clean. Geez, Mandy can eat these days!!! We caught the train home and stumbled our way back up the track to our campsite, and arrived exhausted after our big day. A few beers to celebrate a great day and then off to bed.... At 9 o'clock, still daylight.

... so there are stone walls built into the hills and houses scattered around, which perch in the hills like eagles' nests. Most of the villages are on the water, though one sits on a hill and seems to be stuffed full with so many buildings that they might spill over. It's very hot, but the hills are still very green and pop against the blue of the ocean water. The sights are beautiful. The natural beauty is spectacular ...