Prossima Fermata: Pisa Centrale
Our train was scheduled to depart at 0655, but suddenly the train broke down, and there was no electricity in the train. It was delayed for about 20 minutes. We had to change trains in Firenze (Florence), and when we got there, as soon as we found out at which platform is our train, we saw the the train trailing slowly leaving the station. Luckily there's another train 30 minutes later. But it will take 30 minutes more to get to Pisa compared to the train that we missed. Meaning we will be wasting 1 hour of our time in Pisa.
When we got to Pisa, we only had 2H30 before our train back. We decided to walk to the tower site instead of taking a bus. When we got there we learned that we can actually go up the tower. So we went to buy the tickets (12€). Although it's expensive, we bought it anyway, since we have travelled this far. When you climb the tower, you can actually feel that it's leaning. The stairs are narrow and dark. It felt like ages to get to the top. There was nothing great about the view from the top. You can only see Pisa, which is nothing to brag about.
When we got down, we have 1H15 left. We spent the next hour taking pictures from different angles in different positions with different poses. Out of the 65 pictures i took, less than 10 look actually authentic, as if i'm trying to hold the tower from falling, hugging the tower, gripping the tower or trying to set the tower up straight again. Then we did some souvenirs shopping. We had 15 minutes left, so we rushed to the bus stop. When we got to the train station, we only had 3 minutes left so we ran. Luckily we managed to get on to the train. The train was full. There were people standing in the aisles and even in between 2 coaches. It seemed a lot like the trains in India. We had to stand for 1h30 before we actually got a sit in the aisle (not real seats anyways, foldable seats).
When we got back to Rome, there was still light. So we went quickly to the Foro Romano near Piazza di Venezia. Then we went to Santa Maria della Concezioni church. A few centuries ago, the Cappuccini (and not Cappuccino, it has nothing to do with them) decided to do something with the bones of their fellow monks that had worked at the church. They decided to built an altar using only bones. It's a breathtaking sight, and quite scary. After that, we went to the Fontana di Trevi again. Since this was our last night in Rome, we decided to eat authentic Italian food. We ate pasta and we shared a pizza. It was 41€ for 2 persons. But it was worth it. My Short Pasta with Salmon sauce was to die for.
My last and final night in Rome.
When we got to Pisa, we only had 2H30 before our train back. We decided to walk to the tower site instead of taking a bus. When we got there we learned that we can actually go up the tower. So we went to buy the tickets (12€). Although it's expensive, we bought it anyway, since we have travelled this far. When you climb the tower, you can actually feel that it's leaning. The stairs are narrow and dark. It felt like ages to get to the top. There was nothing great about the view from the top. You can only see Pisa, which is nothing to brag about.
When we got down, we have 1H15 left. We spent the next hour taking pictures from different angles in different positions with different poses. Out of the 65 pictures i took, less than 10 look actually authentic, as if i'm trying to hold the tower from falling, hugging the tower, gripping the tower or trying to set the tower up straight again. Then we did some souvenirs shopping. We had 15 minutes left, so we rushed to the bus stop. When we got to the train station, we only had 3 minutes left so we ran. Luckily we managed to get on to the train. The train was full. There were people standing in the aisles and even in between 2 coaches. It seemed a lot like the trains in India. We had to stand for 1h30 before we actually got a sit in the aisle (not real seats anyways, foldable seats).
When we got back to Rome, there was still light. So we went quickly to the Foro Romano near Piazza di Venezia. Then we went to Santa Maria della Concezioni church. A few centuries ago, the Cappuccini (and not Cappuccino, it has nothing to do with them) decided to do something with the bones of their fellow monks that had worked at the church. They decided to built an altar using only bones. It's a breathtaking sight, and quite scary. After that, we went to the Fontana di Trevi again. Since this was our last night in Rome, we decided to eat authentic Italian food. We ate pasta and we shared a pizza. It was 41€ for 2 persons. But it was worth it. My Short Pasta with Salmon sauce was to die for.
My last and final night in Rome.
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