Today we had a surprise destination awaiting our arrival
(although Carl ruined that for us on Monday). [Editor's note: this is simply a brilliant and observant group; little gets past them!] We left bright and early, 6:10 to be exact, to get to Termini for a
three hour train ride to Pisa. We
arrived at 10 and walked directly to the Leaning Tower.
Turns out that there is a beautiful Cathedral next to/behind the tower that no one seems to talk about or notice. After some pictures of holding up the tower, we heard a brief history of the monument and walked up approximately 300 stairs to the top. The view was beautiful, with mountains one way and the city the other. Some people (Jenni and Andrew) were wary of the height and the lean of the tower, and chickened out early. After a good amount of time at the top, we began our way down and found a spot to hold our class session.
Turns out that there is a beautiful Cathedral next to/behind the tower that no one seems to talk about or notice. After some pictures of holding up the tower, we heard a brief history of the monument and walked up approximately 300 stairs to the top. The view was beautiful, with mountains one way and the city the other. Some people (Jenni and Andrew) were wary of the height and the lean of the tower, and chickened out early. After a good amount of time at the top, we began our way down and found a spot to hold our class session.
Today in College Geometry we learned about different results
about parallel lines. Thankfully, we are
moving very quickly through the material of the class, and Carl is hoping that
tomorrow will be the last of the new material and our last class session.
After about an hour and a half class, we made our way off to
find a place for lunch. We stopped in
one of the first places we saw, and the owners were begging us to come in. We all ordered our food, and a minute later
we saw the waitress pulling frozen dinners out of a freezer in the
restaurant. This was a bit of a disappointment. None of us were very satisfied with the food,
and I think we can all say that it wasn’t the best meal we have had during our
time in Italy.
With four hours remaining in Pisa, some of us still had some
posed pictures that we wanted to take with the tower, and then we all went off
to explore some of the city. It is a
very comparatively small city, but we simply walked back the way we came and stopped and
browsed many shops and cafes. We all
stuck together for the most part, besides Devin getting lost for a while and
Isaac doing his usual wandering off occasionally. About an hour before our set meeting time, we
happened to stumble upon Carl and Michele in a Café and also found Devin along
the way. We all began to make our way
back to the train station and grab a bite to eat before we left.
On the three hour train ride back most of us slept, while a
select few worked on the homework due tomorrow morning. Now we are back at the hotel to rest up for
our last full day in Italy!
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