Travelogue : Pisa, Italy

On my way back from the Summer School in S. Vincenzo, our group of friends had decided to visit Pisa which was on the way back. After seeing around Pisa all of us would take different routes to go back home. Well we had a small walk down the city, passing through some lanes and streets. Crossing the river of Arno. A little before the Campo dei Miracoli, there was a small festival in the town. Plenty of shops were up for display and sales. There were hawkers selling olives (several varieties - I was amazed to see some of them), Capperi, Clothes, Sweets and Confectioneries, pets (parrots, love birds, turtles, squirrels). The crowd was full of tourists - Americans forming a majority again, some Germans, Chinese, Japenese, I overheard some Russian also, later I also saw some Asians as well - old, young and kids in the pram. The Campo dei Miracoli is the only thing worth seeing in Pisa and its so small that I wondered that people spent so much money to see such a thing which could be as large as the Giant Football Stadiums Germany had made for the World Cup. We took our regular snaps at the leaning tower, then walked around the Cathedral and the Jewish Cemetry. The 3rd significant building you see in the Piazza is the Monastry. The entry to the tower was a little expensive, and due to time constraints, we decided against it. We saw the cathedral from the inside. Photography was allowed, but I was surprised that one could not a tripod in there.

as usual the links to some of my snaps is here