We left the Cinque Terre bright and early on the first train leaving town. Our goal was to see a leaning tower in Pisa before we arrived in Rome for the weekend.
We stored our bags and found the bus to the Field of Miracles. It's a beautiful area. Green, green grass, white marble buildings, and lots of people holding up a leaning tower for their photo collection...me included.
We didn't go into any of the buildings. They cost money and I wasn't particularly interested. The only one that did sound interesting was the baptistry. It was built with amazing acoustics (or so I hear). The guards can do a three-part harmony with themselves because the echo lasts so long.
We walked around the entire grounds, marveling at the tower. It really is quite amazing to look at. It would make me cringe with horror if I didn't know it was "supposed" to do that. They actually let people walk up to the top now, but it requires a reservation and about $30.
A bus ride later, we had lunch at the train station and caught the train to the next location on our list: Rome.
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