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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.



Pisa, outside the train station A Pisa street




Arno river, Pisa
The Arno river passing through town




Nearing the Leaning Tower Holding the tower
Nearing the Tower
A mandatory shot, "holding the Tower"
A closer view
The Leaning Tower, closer


THE 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.


OTHER BUILDINGS IN THE COMPLEX:

Pisa Baptistry
Pisa Baptistry tower detail





Cathedral doors Cathedral door detail





Door column detail





Cathedral exterior





Cathedral interior Cathedral interior
Cathedral dome interior



ON THE NEXT PAGE WE MOVE TO SIENA



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