Today I saw the leaning tower of Piza, Its strange, I actually expected it to be a lot bigger than what it was. They say that within the next 50 to 60 years it will fall over and be gone
Don’t be fooled by the pictures below, Piza is not a very nice place at all. It is very dirty and scummy, almost 3rd world like. However they make the grass very green and keep the tourist attractions looking great – but once you walk out its full of people trying to rip you off and rubbish!
Unfortunately I have managed to pick up a lung infection, probably mixture of the minus 6 degrees on the mountains of Switzerland and to many late nights! I had to leave the tour today and stay on in the hills of Tuscany so I could see a doctor, The tour headed today to Florence, so I am really disappointed that I have missed out on that. I had to have 2 injections of what I think was penicillin and a course of quater zone and a course of antibiotics and lots of bed rest. There is nothing like being sick on your own in a non English speaking country to make you miss home!
The Italians really do work to live rather than live to work. They start work generally about 9am. Then all the shops, doctors and tours shut down at approx 12 – 1 for a siesta. Once hey have woken up, generally around 3 -4 pm they re open their shops!
I was waiting at the Doctor’s for an appointment, and had to wait until she woke up to see her!!
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