Pisa

Pisa…what more can I say? No really…what more can I say. It is home to the leaning tower but everyone knows that. It was really incredible to see but Pisa really doesn’t have anything else…even the landscapes in Pisa are underwhelming. However, I must give props to my family who piled myself, my (Italian) sister, my (Italian) brother, momma, poppa and friend “Stampede”..oh and the dog Meliu. For someone who gets car sick, I’ve been doing pretty well as there’s been a lot of driving be cause of how far up the mountain we live. Poppa is great because he knows a lot of history and his English is probably the best in the family. Despite some hilarious miscommunications we pretty much get each other. à never ask an Italian to say “I like the beach” as it comes out quite crass when the e sounds more like an i.

The funny thing about Pisa is that aside from the tower the next big attraction is the barrage of vendors aligning the narrow streets. We took the very touristy typical pictures with the tower and walked around. I think one of the things I love most about Italy is how rich in history it is. It is very humbling to know that you’re standing in front of a church where Galileo first realized the earth revolved around the stationary sun. He was not the first to propose this idea but he was the one to confirm it. This church is what led him to the inquisition because during that era it was widely held that the world was geocentric- the sun revolved around the earth.