After a very ~*interesting*~ night on the town, we woke up late the next morning. My roommate Katie and our friend Nancy decided to check out the historic city of Pisa. Pisa isn't a city you need to spend more than a day in, so we made goals to see the famous Leaning Tower and to eat pizza in Pisa.
Our morning was off to a rough start when I forgot how to convert military time (They use that system in Italy. It is currently 13:54, if you were wondering), and hence we missed our train. However, the man at the information booth told us we could catch another train if we RAN. So like out of a scene from a movie, we raced to the train and managed to make it on just before the last door closed.
The ride to Pisa was about an hour. However, we hit another MAJOR roadblock right before we hit the Pisa station. We were unaware that train tickets had to be validated before you boarded, and a b-word ticket checker lady FINED US 40 EURO FOR IT. Needless to say, our moods started to match the gloomy weather outside.
We arrived in Pisa to be greeted by HOARDS of gypsies. Awesome welcome wagon, Pisa. A lot of the city was under construction, and we found out that we were going to have to walk to the complete opposite end of the city to see the stinking tower. Great. So after a long walk, we decided we just wanted our freaking pizza. Luckily, we found a place, and had the BEST pizza I've had since I've been in Italy.
Finally, we found the tower. And I have to admit, it was pretty awesome to see it in real life. We were a little disappointed to see that our photos couldn't really capture the "lean" of the it, but it's still a cool sight to see. It was hilarious to see people do the famous "push-the-tower" poses. We did some of our own as well:
Overall, the tower was cool, but I'm pretty sure the only time I will EVER return to Pisa is to use the airport.
The next day, we went to our first Fiorentina soccer game! They played Lazio, which is a team from Rome. The game was fun to watch, but the fans were ever better. They are so loyal to their team! The stadium was a sea of purple, and the Fiorentina fans seemed to have a song for everything. I even learned an Italian swear word or two! Sadly, Fiorentina lost, but it was still a really neat experience. I plan on going to another game in November.
On Sunday, we hopped on a bus to Cinque Terre. We were nervous about the weather, because there had been thunderstorms in Florence the night before. Thankfully, God was smiling on us, cause the weather was absolutley beautiful. We took part in an extrememly strenous and tiring hike, but the views were so worth it.
Dear future husband: we are traveling here for one of our anniversaries. Love, Me.
After the death hike, we decided to go swimming. The water was perfect, and so salty that you could just lay back and float in it. After sunbathing on a rock for a wee bit, we had dinner. While the service was terrible, I had a delicious pesto pasta. The city we ate in was Vernazza, which is actually the home of pesto!
Overall, it was a lovely "fine settimana." However, the real trouble (and I mean that in the best way possible) commences tomorrow night, when we head off to Oktoberfest. Oh, and did I mention we are going to be CAMPING?
Hopefully, this won't be the last time I blog to you all. Otherwise, I'll see you Sunday night ;)
Love,
Kara
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