Pisa is a nice little town that doesn’t seem to be ruined by the obvious amount of tourism it has. We arrived quite late and went out for dinner. This is what we imagined Italy to be like. Extremely cheap bottles of house wine, homemade pastas, fresh caught fish (anchovies!), and a warm and welcoming family vibe.
The tower was... the tower. Hundreds of people snapping silly snaps. It was a little larger than we thought but it was still just a generic tourist trap.
The train to Rome was also along the Mediterranean coast and filled with beautiful views. Bad news though - no new train friends! We had our own little private six person room in a car all to ourselves.
Rome was a huge, great city. It surprised us how much of the ancient Roman ruins were scattered in through the relatively newly developed city. After we landed and checked in we headed towards the Colosseum and stopped at an amazing little pizzeria where no one spoke English. Another amazing meal for $5.
When we got to the Colosseum we had another insane sunset. I was blown away by the history of the place and how much was actually left standing from 2000 years ago. After we left I helped Hallie make a new friend! I asked Hallie if she would like a tiny little glowing cube souvenir. That is when the nice little Indian man who was selling them decided to follow us for literally over 12 blocks saying “Friends! Friends!”.
The next day we went to Vatican City and toured their museums and Sistine Chapel. First tourism related expense of the trip! Although it was a lengthy experience and involved an unnecessary amount of attempts to sell us touristy items, we thought it was worthwhile to see the 8 km of 600 year old art.
At this point in the trip we were starting to feel a little worn so we took to the laundromat. When in Rome! Both of our dinners in Rome involved sitting in bed and eating local meats, cheeses and veggies. True EuroSaver style.
The next morning we headed to Naples, which is where things started to get interesting. Necessary to save for another post.
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