EuroTrip - Day 47

To Give Up Or Not To Give Up

Today was one of the most gibbup days of this trip. We landed in Milano to catch the train for Firenge (Florence). However the search for reservations took more than expected time and we missed the first train. With almost 2 hours for our disposal, we decided to take a tram tour of the city and boarded the tram going to the central part of the town. Last night, it was an horrible experience with atleast 4 passport and tickets checks at different hours of the night. Tired we were, we hardly looked outside the tram to get a preview of the city.

Only good thing happened when HotTiii informed us that we were pretty close to the famous cathedral so we decided to get off the tram. The cathedral was indeed across the corner. The big cathedral is like the one in Koln and Wien. With numerous conical pointed towers and highly ornamental design outside they are a total contrast to others in Europe. The large cathedral is surrounded by numerous other historic buildings. A quick look at them and we were off to catch our train for Firenge.

Another three hours in the train and we reached Firenge. Our destination was actually Pisa so we had to change one more train and spend another hour on train to reach there. Finally after reaching Pisa, we headed straight to the leaning tower. The long walk through the 'shortest possible route' took quite some time and by the time we reached the tower, the sun had started setting.

Here is my boring view on the leaning tower of Pisa. One should go to this place just to get himself photographed in front of the leaning tower. The gibbup tower is not giving up its wish to stand tall amidst the ruins. There is nothing great to this place otherwise. As I look back, it was never a place I should have come. Somehow the tour-planning did not leave us with any other way. So I here I crib about it.

Another hour in train and then a couple of hours of wait at the station. Before taking the local to a suburban station to wait there a couple more hours. Damn!!! It was a fucked up day filled with long waits and train journeys.

Guess what!!
For the record, we covered three cities in Italy - Milano, Firenge and Pisa.
While Milano had very little to offer (we are really tired of European cities by now), Firenge is a good place to explore some art. There are a couple of nice museums dedicated to art and history. There are a couple of nice scenic villages near Firenge so you can just go offroute and reach some good place. Alas we did not do anything like that!!

Hoping to see a better day tomorrow.

PS:
1. In my views, Pisa and Milano can be avoided and instead one could do some countryside tour in Italy. It will require a great amount of planning, though.

2. Italian girls are hot. Their fashion sense is amazing. I guess finally I have found the challenge for French and German girls. The boys here are handsome too. Their style is unmatchable and should be a good treat for anyone interested.

3. The train network in Italy is bit more confusing than anywhere else in Europe. One can never be sure about where the reservation is mandatory. Take your chances if you are not looking for the comfort.