PISA, A DAY TRIP
FROM
OUR HOTEL BASE IN MANAROLA, PISA IS AN EASY TRIP VIA
TRAIN. ONCE THERE WE WALKED FROM THE TRAIN STATION TO THE SITE OF
THE LEANING TOWER AND THE OTHER MARVELOUS STRUCTURES ON THE SITE.
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The Arno river passing through town
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Nearing
the Tower
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A
mandatory shot, "holding the Tower"
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A closer view
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ENGINEERS NOW THINK THEY HAVE THE TOWER STABILIZED AND TOURISTS ARE
AGAIN PERMITTED TO ENTER IT. UNFORTUNATELY ONLY A FEW PEOPLE ARE
ALLOWED AT A TIME AND THE SLOTS WERE SOLD OUT IN ADVANCE FOR MANY HOURS
SO WE HAD TO SATISFY OURSELVES TO LOOK FROM GROUND LEVEL.
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OTHER BUILDINGS IN THE COMPLEX:
ON THE NEXT PAGE WE MOVE TO SIENA
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