After departing Monte Carlo last evening, we crossed the Ligurian Sea to the Italian port of Livorno, arriving around 7 a.m. Danny and I took the half day tour out to see the "Field of Miracles" - the Leaning Bell Tower, the Cathedral and the Baptistry at Pisa. Nice 40 minute drive through the countryside to Pisa. Interesting seeing all the canals dating back to Roman times. Pic below is of a Roman aqueduct.
The Tower is now leaning 14 feet to one side due to settling of the subsoil. It is said that Galileo used the Cathedral to study the movement of the pendulum and the Leaning Tower to work out his laws of gravity and acceleration. It truly is amazing seeing the Tower in person. Also incredible to see how many people insist on trying to get a photo of them "holding up" the tower, haha.
As temps reached the low 30’s today, glad we did the tour in the morning and were back on board for the afternoon.
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