Popping Over to Pisa
The train we grabbed tickets for and headed to Pisa on, in about 10 minutes from Florence, turned out to be the correct one! Lucky for us since we certainly aren’t experts at train stations in unfamiliar countries, in a time crunch! Yucky train tho. Water not working, wifi wasn’t working. The charging outlets weren’t even working. We’ve had really good trains and then this. Glad it’s a short ride.
The tower was fairly easy to get to in Pisa. There is a bus that goes to that stop. It runs frequently, so getting there and back is easy. You can even walk in less than 30 minutes.
Like I’ve mentioned before, it is so cool when something that large and significant comes into view for the 1st time. I think that’s one thing that will stick with me, the 1st time to see so many sites in person, after only seeing pictures all of my life. The Leaning Tower of Pisa is big. I don’t know how big I thought it was but it just seems larger in life. Haha
There are also some other interesting, surrounding buildings leading up to the tower. There is the Camposanto, a Cathedral and Pisa Baptistery. Again, such antique and historical structures. I’m sure a guided tour would be very cool here.
After, milling around and taking our obligatory straightening up the tower pic, we made our way back to the bus stop. It’s really a very short walk. Basically, you just meander through the vendor booths where they are set up selling souvenirs. No purchases for us. We had no place for packing anything else, since we were backpacking thru Europe, literally, and didn’t have luggage.
Ready for Rome. It was a little longer trip than I had remembered in our planning, a couple of hours. Maybe we should’ve gone back to Florence for faster train on to Rome? We would’ve missed the coastal view tho. We are here to see everything!
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Big Dog’s Review: From Florence we took a train to Pisa to visit the leaning tower. This is a very busy tourist attraction and well worth the trip. Lots of photo opportunities here. The grounds and buildings are very nice.
This is on my list of places to visit. Thanks for sharing! I love your photos.
Thank you Lisa!
I agree, it’s so amazing to see these iconic structures and statues for the first time, after seeing photos all my life. I loved when the tower came into view! Enjoying your travels!
Thanks Cindy!
Thanks for sharing your journey with us. I always love your posts!
Thanks Charlene!!
I agree with you picutes are nice but just don’t do justice to the real thing. I’m enjoying your journey thougj.
Thanks Alice!
This is seriously so cool! I hope I can see this in person one day!
Pisa was one place we did not get to see in Italy. We ran out of time. Next time for sure.
Yes, next time Heather!
Thank you, as always, for the virtual tour. Pisa looks fabulous!!
Thanks for ‘traveling’ with us!
I just love your blog, it makes me want to travel and see the world!
Thank you Erica! That’s the best compliment!
I thought Pisa was pretty cool! I will take my kids when we go again!
Would love to take our too!
We were supposed to be visiting Pisa next week. I’m hopeful we will still get to visit next year instead.
I’ve been to Pisa, I is a nice spot for a picnic
That’s a great idea! Lot’s of lawn area!
What a cool visit! This is definitely on my Italy bucket list.
It’s worth the quick trip!
Very interesting! Thanks for sharing!
Glad you liked it!
Pisa is definitely on my bucket list. Great pics!
Thanks Danielle!
I loved Pisa! Glad you got the cheesy and necessary tourist photo!! It took us forever to get ours! (No selfies Or good camera phones when we went!).
Haha it took us a bit too!!
Great pictures. Wanderlust official inspired.
Thanks so much!
Great pictures! Looks like you had an amazing adventure!! I would love to go one day!
I hope you get to go! Incredible experiene!
This looks like an amazing place to visit! Great pics!
I love the ‘we are here to see everything’ attitude. I often wondered what else there was to see at Pisa… now I know…
Yes, I didn’t realize there would be so much more.
Thank you!