Leaning ways

Yesterday, we headed over to Pisa for a day trip. We saw the Leaning Tower and of course did some cheesy pictures of us holding it up like everyone else there. The tower is beautiful but wow, they really needed better architects and structural engineers back then. We also saw the cathedral (Ricardo's favorite so far), the Camposanto (an old burial ground), and did some people-watching whilst sitting in the lawn. Pisa is a cute town but you really only need to go for a day.

Today, we tackled my grandmother's dare to climb up to the top of the Duomo in Florence, 463 steps. I was a bit nervous about this but couldn't turn down a dare. If she did it, I was going to too! The first 100 steps were the hardest. Our hearts were racing and there were people behind us so we couldn't stop. After that, there were places to stop or step aside and I guess our adrenaline kicked in too. We could walk along the inside of the cupola and see the beautifully painted ceiling up close before continuing our climb. We made it to the top and the view made it all worthwhile. We both felt a little dizzy though after all the twists and turns so today, we were the ones who felt like we were leaning.