Apparently there is some famous tower or something in this small Italian town known as Pisa. We decided to check it out. It is a bit of a walk from the train station but as you round the final corner it almost jumps out at you. When we did, Sara pulls at a map and turns to me and said, "I think we went the wrong way, there's nothing to see here". Our sarcasm is most effective on each other.
We obviously took the famous "holding up the tower" photos. It was quite entertaining to view everyone else posing in the most rediculous fashions as well. I think we took more photos of random people than we did of each other. But not to disappoint, we held up the leaning building for a while and went on our way.
We took another train out to a small town in the Tuscan countryside called Siena. The train ride was beautiful as we passed through such little gems on the way. We rode through Chianti, famous for the wine, and Castellana, for its castels. All the way were rolling green hills with bright splashes of wild flowers.
Siena is an adorable town, located on a cliff with amazing views. There are churches, shops, and lots of nooks and crannies of the city to explore. We sat down for an unbelievable meal including local tuscan wine and Sienese pecornio cheese. It was heaven with each bite! On our way back down the hill, there was a local artist who was using chalk to draw a mural on the sidewalk. It was so impressive we had to take pictures.
It was a long and exhausting day, but was really wonderful to see some of the smaller towns of Italy. During the train ride home we caught a beautiful Tuscan Sunset over the vineyards, and I now fully understand why this region is so famous.
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