We took a train from Venice to Florence. It was a lovely 2 hour ride. Florence was warmer than Amsterdam and Venice and for once, I was grateful to the sun for giving us some warmth.
After settling down at the alternative hotel that we found across the street (the hotel we booked had closed down), we took a train to visit the Leaning Tower of Pisa (Station - Stazione Pisa Centrale). Like all other tourists, we had fun taking lots of photos with the Pisa.
The Leaning Tower of Pisa (Italian: Torre pendent di Pisa) is the freestanding bell tower of the cathedral of the Italian city of Pisa, known worldwide for its unintended tilt to one side. It is situated behind the Cathedral and is the third oldest structure in Pisa's Cathedral Square after the Cathedral and the Baptistry.
The tower's tilt began during construction, caused by an inadequate foundation on ground too soft on one side to properly support the structure's weight. The tilt increased in the decades before the structure was completed, and gradually increased until the structure was stabilized (and the tilt partially corrected) by efforts in the late 20th and early 21st centuries.
Source from Wiki
We reached Florence at 9PM. We had our dinner at one of the restaurants opposite the train station - II Portale. The service was average but the food was good. We both ordered the set dinners which came with red wine - Bruschetta with tomatoes + Florentine Steak with roasted potatoes and spaghetti with spicy tomato sauce + Roast Spicy chicken with roasted potatoes. The servings were huge. There was an Italian man besides our table. He was alone and we chatted with him. He was a bus driver and he remarked at how "Asians can really shop and buy a lot".
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