Pisa with the Lot

Dan

Apart from a last minute dash to platform 7 to catch our 9:38 train, we had a stress-free and fun day in Pisa. In order to avoid disappointment, I had worded the girls up that there may not be the option to climb to the top due to high tourist demand and the small number of people allowed in the tower at any one time. However, a positive result at the ticketing office made the girls giddy with excitement well before any stairs were tackled!

Given we had an hour and a half before the main event, we went and explored the Baptistery. The girls spotted a group of priests dressed in their robes and spent the majority of their time asking questions about who they were, what they did and why they wore those fancy dresses and beads! They also wanted to know what nuns did and why they weren’t priests as they were ‘married to the church’ too. Not sure I answered those questions very well!

Stella also watched some video footage about baptism and heard about how some people ‘in the olden days’ almost drowned during the ceremony. She then spent quite a lot of time asking questions about our extended family; who was baptised, how it was done and whether there was still the risk of being drowned these days.

Daisy’s visit to the Camposanto (Cemetery) was also the source of many questions and wonderings, particularly after she saw the relics (human remains) of the apostles on display in one of the chapels. She was already freaked out by the glass sarcophagus in the Cathedral, so we made short work of this building and moved on to enjoy another ‘linner’ before making our way back to the station for the return journey to Florence.

Stella

Ok I am going to tell you about my day – well actually my amazing day

We caught a tram to the fast train place, then we went on a one hour train ride and then we caught a bus to the land of Pisa. Gees, we bumped into a few almost head-less statues then we went and got the tickets for the leaning tower of Pisa and the other buildings around it.

First we went and saw a baptistery, it was a lot like a normal church. Then we climbed up the leaning tower of Pisa. The view was stunning I could not believe my eyes We were the first people in our group to be up there. Cool. Then we went back to the old days and had a homey day in a different grave yard. Daisy got completely freaked out about the fact that we were standing on dead bodies. Today was awesome

Daisy

A not quiet day! Today we got on a train to Pisa and started splongking around and guess what? We ran into the leaning tower of Pisa and there just happened to be spare tickets yay Today is the best day of my life ! And guess what? The tower was amazing, the view was incredible and it was entirely made out of marble.

When that was finished we went to this scary place, a grave yard. Some of the graves were open. I don’t even want to write about it! I’m going to ask mum for garlic when I go to bed .

Jac

What a great day we had at Pisa. We climbed to the top of The Leaning Tower of Pisa, recording it all on the Garmin, the first time that I’ve exercised with a lean! We covered 0.58 km, took 13 minutes to complete the walk up and down, and I expended 64 calories (working off one lick of a tartufo gelato). We had an amazing view at the top, and it was an interesting sensation sitting on the steps, leaning forward, at a great height. The experience raised an interesting question for Daisy “When will the lean be too leany?”

It was also an excellent people watching day, especially watching those trying to achieve the perfect pose of holding up the Tower.

Of course we showed the way with our “supporting” roles with the towering star.