Leaning Tower of Pisa, the Best View is Actually Not the Tower 😶

The usual morning dawdling and late breakfast had us arriving in Pisa at 2 pm (already accustomed to the European way of starting a good day at noon 🙃). Considering life safety in the 37-degree heat, we directly abandoned the plan to climb the tower and visit the Cinque Terre, preparing to stroll around and head back for a nap (the kind that's more like saying goodnight 💤. Going to sleep at 7 and waking up at 8 to look for food has become the norm). The entire scenic area can be covered in 2 hours, no more～Coming from Florence, the biggest feeling is: the architecture is beautiful, uniquely so (it's a coincidence, and I just learned that the tower's tilt wasn't the architect's brilliant design, but due to a collapsing foundation—guess I've been ill-informed). In any case, the three museums included with the ticket, both the works and the layout, make one impatient to linger. The biggest sigh of this trip ❗️ is my profound admiration for Italy's unparalleled ability to rely on its ancestors. A construction project with a poorly chosen foundation has been patching up and collecting tickets from the world for hundreds of years, and officially, they say it can continue for another 300 years 😂. Looking at Florence's city construction, it feels like all the nation's designers have dedicated their life's work to preserving their ancestors' legacy, not even willing to remove the weeds by the riverbank. But honestly, I am quite satisfied with the emotional value this attraction provides. Although it's all thanks to the contributions of the masses, it really can make you laugh from beginning to end, and I'm not even mad about the 3-hour train ride there and back. #LeaningTowerOfPisa #PisaTowerPhotos #Italy #RamblingThoughts #TravelDiary #ItalianArchitecture