The first couple of hours of our travel from Florence to Pisa we drove through the Apennine Mountains.  In many cases we went through long tunnels cut into the mountains. After that the rest our our journey was fairly flat.

We arrived in Pisa at a bus parking area a few kilometres from the town. We boarded a tram-like vehicle to take us the rest of the way. I was going to describe it for you but a picture is much better!

Our first look at the area was from the Piazza de Miracoli or Miracle Square. The tower is actually a free standing bell tower of Pisa Cathedral. As well as the tower, the Cathedral Square contains the cathedral, baptistry and funeral buildings.

We wandered through the area with friends from our tour group and had fun taking pictures of each other “propping up” the tower. 

Our time here was short, which we didn’t mind because other than the Leaning Tower and a few touristy shops there was nothing else to see here. We did, however, find time for our requisite gelato stop!

We still had a long drive to reach our destination for the next two nights.