We started our trip quite smoothly yesterday, with a flight from Bristol to Pisa. We had booked a B&B right by the train station, and when we arrived were greeted by the very friendly owner, Michele, who walked us to our room, chatted with us in semi-dechiperable English, and then asked if we'd rather have the nicer double room next door - which had a plasma screen TV and leather sofa - for the same price! Heck yes we would! I turn on the TV and what's the first thing on? MTV, showing an episode of Made, in English. Funny the things that are the same halfway across the world. :)
Around 5, we made our way to the Piazza dei Miracoli, and saw the Leaning Tower of Pisa! It was so surreal, standing right there in front of it. Katie and I of course took the obligatory pictures of us "holding up" the tower, as everyone else around us did the same. Then - weird experience - some random Asian man came up and asked if he could take a picture. Sure, we said, we'd take a picture for him. But no, he wanted a picture of him WITH us. Uhh, no.
For dinner last night, we found a nice corner ristorante, and tried some new Italian food - spaghetti with gorgonzola, and spaghettie with salizone (salmon). Oh how I love the food here. :) After dinner, it was pretty cold and raining, so we just took a short walk to a nearby gelateria for some gelato - we've decided in Italy, eating gelato daily is a RULE! Then we went back to our B&B early to watch some more MTV, of course. :) All in all, a good, relaxing day.
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