Day 18 – 6/4

Transfer to Florence – Pisa

Today we spent most of the day on the bus to Florence, Italy. Like the last bus ride, we watched a few movies and stopped at a few rest stops. The highlight of this bus ride was our stop in Pisa. The leaning tower of Pisa is the bell tower of a church. It started leaning almost immediately during construction. One hundred years later, when there still appeared to be no problems with the structure, they finished building it.

The church has three separate buildings; a bell tower, a cathedral and a baptistry. The baptistry is a circular building and the acoustics inside are outstanding. We listened to a short demonstration before going into the cathedral.

The hotel in Florence was wonderful. The only downside was that wifi cost 8 Euros. After sitting on the cold dirty sidewalk at the Jail Hotel, I gladly paid it.

Rather than go out to a bar, Christina and I walked to a liquor store to pick up whiskey and coke and a corkscrew to open the wine I got in France. On the way we stopped for gelato. I really wanted a cannoli but they were sold out. I am determined to find one tomorrow! On the way back we stopped at for pizza and lasagna.