A little slice of Pisa

Hey everyone!
Short typing today. I went to Pisa and now I'm tired. There is a guy singing outside my window. It is funny. Pics below! Enjoy

The view from the car.

Just in case you were wondering about my cheese from Parma tale, it exists.

Random Castle

This is Pisa

We rode on this horse in Pisa. It was a nice tour. The tourguide explained all of the places we saw but it was in Italian.

This is a university

This is Michela (the mom) and me. The kids were on the other side.

The leaning tower of Pisa

This is the baptistry outside of the church in Pisa

Inside of the baptistry from the balcony

This is the famous Duomo del Pisa. The tower is behind it.

This is the view from first entering the church.

These paintings lined the walls. This church was beautiful for its paintings.

The church and the tower. This picture was taken from the 2nd floor of the baptistry.

I just thought it was funny because there were these signs everywhere that said "Do not walk on the grass" in about 3 different languages.

This is just around Pisa. The river on the other side of the brick wall runs through Tuscany.

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