D175 -- Back to Pisa

We had a slow start today as Mayowa struggled to learn what had become of his and Leslie's luggage (it never showed up when they landed in Rome). Although at first he had been told it would be delivered this morning, he learned that it would not be delivered until sometime tomorrow. So when he found out that it was being flown to Pisa this afternoon, we decided it would be best to go to the airport to pick up the luggage. We all wanted to go to Pisa anyway, and so it wasn't any trouble to stop by the airport. Before leaving, we headed into town for some pizza slices and gelato.

On the way to Pisa we stopped by several huge fields of sunflowers, which presented us with a picture opportunity we couldn't pass up . . .

Pisa is a place I never thought I would want to visit, but I am really glad that we went. Even though we had seen it a few days ago, we did not really have the opportunity to spend any time there, so it was nice to have a more leisurely pace. We spent some time touring the famous square/piazza and taking pictures, and then split up. The girls toured the inside of the baptistery and the cemetery, while the boys were off to watch the world cup (anyone notice a theme here?). Italy was playing Australia, and there was quite a commotion when Italy was able to score the winning goal in the closing minutes of the game. For the next hour, people were honking horns, waving the Italian flag, and shouting "Italia!"

After picking up Mayowa and Leslie's luggage, it was off to a restaurant for a relaxing dinner.

We all decided to be decadent and order both a first and second main course, something Italians do routinely. I even took it a step further by ordering two pastas, something I think Italians never do (the first dish is usually a pasta and the second is usually meat or fish). We didn't finish until around 11, and so it was about 1 in the morning when we finally got back to the villa.

-Tom