We just got back from our first venture outside the city limits of Milan. A group of ten including myself boarded a train Saturday morning at 6:50am (not my choosing) and traveled four and a half hours to see the city of Pisa. The train ride was not bad but it was dark and rainy so there was not much scenery. When we arrived we walked to our hostel which was 10 minutes away and were pleasantly suprised to find that it was just as good as a cheap hotel in the states! Since we had ten people we had a living room, 2 bedrooms and a bathroom all to ourselves. There are pictures posted on the website. After dropping off our belongings we made a 25-30 minute walk to the grounds of the Leaning Tower of Pisa. The grounds, Piazza dei Miracoli, actually consist of four religious edifices: the Leaning Tower, the Duomo, the Baptistry and the Camposanto. I posted a video online also of a 360 degree view. The tower was really impressive because for years we had seen this picture in our history books and now we finally had the oportunity to witness it for ourselves. It is even smaller than the arch.
Besides the tower Pisa is known mainly for their food and wine and it did not dissapoint. Pisa is actually a province in the area of Italy known as Tuscany and the food was phenominal. For lunch I had a spaghetti bolognese and for dinner we had a cheap 3 course meal with bruschetta and pesto pasta. The city of Pisa made me feel like I was actually in Italy compared to the highly industrial, commercial city of Milan.
The train ride home was not bad at all considering we traveled 90% of the way up the eastern Italian coast line and got to overlook the ocean for most of the trip. It was a great first trip and I am happy that I got to witness the Leaning Tower of Pisa but we are all glad to be back safe and sound in Milan. Until next time, Michael
Again, the picture website is http://www.flickr.com/photos/abroadinmilan/sets/
No one is happier that you are home safe and sound than your mama!! Ciao Bambino!!
ReplyDeleteHi Michael! It's AnnaGrace! Guess what? I am having a multi-cultural fair at my school, where each grade does a culture and we're doing Italy! We are learning about cities in Italy! In my class we're going to make a scrap book and take a picture of ourselves andthen put it in a place somewhere in Italy! My friend and I are doing Milan and The leaning tower of Pisa. Also, I told my class that my cousin was in Italy, and my teacher was wondering if you could bring back some pictures from Italy? We have found some really prety pictures of Italy on Google at school! Do you know what pizza means in Italian? If not here's some choices
ReplyDeleteA pie
B slice
C pizzariea
D just pizza
I hope you're having a great time in Italy!
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