this tower, it leans.

After Rome and Pompei, I met someone else in Pisa. The train ride by myself was kind of lonely, and I was happy to find Erin in the train station. The city was small, and really touristy, but I liked it. I thought it was really pretty, and walking across the river was really nice. It was a beautiful day, which was good because we expected rain. It was great to just walk around and explore, without needing a map because everything was along the same road.

We quickly made it to the tower. Honestly, the lean was rather unsettling for me. I knew it was not going to fall over, but part of me was slightly wondering if it was going to keep sliding. I just can't quite understand why the thing falls like it does. Whoops.

We had thought that it might be fun to go up in the tower,  but it cost 15 euros. So we paid 6 euros to go into the Baptistery and the Cathedral instead. It was a good decision, because the Baptistery and the Cathedral were really beautiful. And the view from the upstairs of the Baptistery was really great. I also think it may have weirder me out even more to walk on the leaning platforms of the tower.

It was funny to look around and see all the people posing in front of the tower, leaning on it, and attempting to get good pictures. I know that I walked through peoples pictures constantly. It was impossible not to. There was not much to Pisa beyond the tower, but it was a nice relaxing day. I didn't feel super stressed, running around like I did in Rome. And I got some really silly pictures of me being super touristy. This is the least ridiculous of them all.