My day in Pisa and Lucca
25.05.2009
26 °C
I am hopeless at keeping this blog but heres what ive been up to...
I travelled to Pisa to see the Leaning Tower, which i must say was not as impressive as i thought it would be. That is not to say i didnt enjoy it tho.... When i first arrived there it was slightly worrying as i could not see any tourists about, but wandering up to where the tower and duomo are, i could see that that was where all the tourists had flocked to.
Lucca on the other hand was a delight. Many of the streets are lined with trees, and cobble stoned. I just felt really safe there wandering about getting lost.
Siena was lovely also, but i forgot my camera so no pics of that! I just spent an afternoon there enjoying the sights; the duomo was gothic-esque and the main piazza was the place to see and be seen!!
I went to the Uffizi and the accademia. David was magnificent, and quite hunky!! Uffizi was a bit of a let down, all religious painting and terribly poor lighting.
Am now in Rome. It is so busy here, i definitely preferred florence but there are plenty of good sights. I have been to the Roman forum today, the colusseum, the trevi fountain and the spanish steps. Tomorrow i will visit the vatican, which is on the doorstep of my hostel.
hmm, hostel in Rome is not so nice, shower is a bit unclean and is very small. Also i was sharing a room full of couples so i felt like a bit of a gooseberry!
On the 28th i an off to Salerno and then on to the amalfi coast
