San Ranieri Hotel Pisa

We arrived from Lucca just in time for a sublime sunset... it was like the sky was on fire!! See photos!!<br>I was a bit pooped so I opted to stay in the scoobs reading and relaxing while Kim headed into the village to scope it out. <br>Next morning started with a beautiful sunrise which was quickly replaced by some storm clouds. Fortunatly the storm passed over without parting with a drop of rain and we had sun again when we both headed ...

... 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.<br><br>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 ...

Just realized those not on facebook haven't seen pictures from Pisa and Florence. No long recap of Anthony and I's weekend in Tuscany, for obvious reasons. Also note that "Anthony and Alison's Great Adventure" was like taking a knife.<br><br>Love you guys! :)<br>

I have resolved to try and keep this blog more up-to-date.<br>So much has happened since late July that i wont even start writing it down, but to summarise our drive as follows:<br>Arcachon<br>Bordeaux<br>Flo rac (Ardeche)<br>Montpellier where the family ...

... called Easy Pisa, was a short 3.5 hour tour that took us by guided motor coach from Livorno to the center of Pisa. On the way, Elsie noticed a group of cyclists, riding toward Livorno, seemingly enjoying the perfect conditions for a Sunday morning ride! In Pisa, we had time to visit the Field of Miracle which includes the Leaning (Bell)Tower, Duomo, Baptistery of Giovanni and Camposanto. Surrounding much of Pisa are ...

... is the capital city of the Province of Pisa.<br><br><br><br>Pisa is known for its leaning tower, bell tower of the <br><br>Cathedral, the city has over 87,500 residents.<br><br><br><br>Unfortunately we are only visiting The Piazza del Miracoli<br><br>which means ...

... have been a few Milli-esque people but they were either nicknamed (Milly from Emily) or else were Milly, but not spelt MILLI. I couldn't explain it to him to make him care so I gave up and sat happily drinking at my bar. We watched part of an Italian soccer game and then left and that's where it gets hazy. Or else completely opaque. Can vaguely remember going to a fancy bar on the river and getting a wine, though don't remember drinking it. Then the next image I remember is being in ...

... sign on the window saying that their hours were 9am-6pm - we were there at 5pm. Oh well we thought, we'll go back tomorrow morning. We then went to the information office at the station as surely they would be able to provide us with a map so we could find our accommodation. Not to be - the picture of the sign in their window says it all! Great, we have to go somewhere else to get a map - problem is how do we get to the somewhere ...

... 15 minute ride into the city center, and the bus dropped us off right in front! Its a very touristy area, with lots of souvenir shops and restaurants. And of course we had to take the usual tourist shots with the Leaning Tower of Pisa!! We only spent a couple hours there because we didn't want to miss our flight to Dublin!!!

Day 13 Joanna Today started out really exciting. First we drove down to the town called Pisa, where the leaning tower is. I, of course, fell asleep on the way down there. When we got there we were all astonished by the leaning tower. We all took pctures of it look ike we were holding the tower up. That was during our free time. As ...