Greetings form Pisa! I took a day trip to Pisa on November 10th with my same friend from the Management of Non Profit Organizations and Public Administration Class and one of our mutual friends. I did not think I could be in Italy for a semester without seeing the iconic leaning tower of Pisa so I am glad that I managed to make it to the city. Sunday: Sunday was another early morning spent at Milano Centrale for a train to Pisa Centrale. I was running late and almost missed the train since I was so tired from traveling to and from Trento the previous day, but luckily I made it! Not so luckily our train got delayed on the tracks about an hour in. We thought we were going to miss our connection, but luckily Trenitalia haults all connecting trains to ensure that there are no stranded passengers. We ended up arriving in Pisa only 15 minutes later than originally listed! Once in Pisa, we walked from the station towards the tower, meeting our friend at the river. We grabbed a nice sandwich lunch at L'Ostellino and ate it outside on a park bench. My panini had cured ham, tomatoes, and a beautiful truffle mayo spread. I'm not usually a cooked ham person, but this was super tasty. After lunch, we walked over to Pisa's main attraction, the Leaning Tower. We took pictures to our hearts content here. So funny story. While we were taking pictures I took my main fuzzy jacket off and put it on the ground to cover my bag. I was standing on a road blocker in heeled boots so I was not focused on it. I ended up leaving my bag at the first road blocker I stood on because it was not actually in my fuzzy jacket. We walked closer to the tower where I was standing on a blocker taking more pictures when an Italian father tried to get my attention. I finally acknowledged him (I don't usually listen to people who I don't know who are talking to me since 9 times out of 10 its a money solicitation) and he was holding my purse. Turns out I left it on the ground and his wife noticed it and recognized that me, the stupid american, had left it there. AND THEY RETURNED IT!!! I was graced with a miracle honestly. My passport, cash, portable charger, phone cord, and house keys were in there. They returned my bag with legit everything still in there. I was pretty shook not going to lie. After the tour, we walked around Pisa a little longer, getting gelato and sitting in a cute residential park. We got gelato at a place called Il Gelato di Toto and it was honestly one of the best gelato I've ever had. I had a small cone with caramel and hazelnut (I messed up and did a blurry photo of the flavor list so I can't write out the actual names but the image looks like these flavors). Later, we got food to go (I had pizza) to take on the train back to Milan for dinner. Best Moments:
Well, its hard to top the Italian family who saved my abroad experience, but yes, gelato does just that. Don't get me wrong, I am glad I got to see the leaning tower in person, but it is truly just a photo opt.
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