pisa

I like to just wander around when we travel, so we did lots of just wandering around. The streets of Pisa are filled with people walking and bicycling- bike everywhere. We walked through some of the main streets, some narrow walkways, and along the river's colorful buildings.

Lots of good thinks to see in the windows too.

And of course, we had to see the leaning tower and make the obligatory posed photos (hehehe).

We made our way there early in the evening and the daytime crowds had thinned out by then, so it was actually quite nice.

departure, but not returning just yet...

The week went by too quickly, and we departed on the bus and ferry from the island. Thanks to a last minute offer from a friend, we didn't return on the bus to CERN, but took a train to Pisa to stay at his apartment for the weekend. He gave us a quick tour of some nearby eateries and passed off the key. So we wandered around for the remaining hours of daylight. The piazza near his apartment:

The colors are beautiful.

We gathered some wine, tomatoes, basil, bread, etc from street vendors and small shops and had a relaxing, single course, dinner, which was quite a relief after this week's surplus.