LEANING TOWER OF PISA
Another early 6am wakeup call this morning. Todays going to be a long drive. We are heading to Pisa first, then heading way up north to Switerzland to Lugano and back down to the Italian Lakes. The original itineray had us going Pisa – Lugano – Milan – Lake Maggoire. God it sounds exhausting thinking about that now. However Cabbage Patch decided to amend the itintary.
So it’s the usual morning rush again – shower, dump luggage outside the door & head downstairs to breakfast. It was farewell to Florence this morning when we jumped onto the bus for a one hour trip to “The Leaning Tower of Pisa”. I actually enjoy the morning bus rides as I fall asleep within the first 15 minutes. This morning Cabbage Patch wouldn’t shut the fuck up. She decided to give us an Italian lesson. Most of which I already knew from my Italian classes.
Cabbage Patch tried explaining this NO business. For a gypsie to understand you, one has to scream “NO NO NO!!!”. I could have killed Cabbage Patch for this explanation. This set off Maria from our tour group to start yelling NO on a continuous basis on the bus all the way to Pisa. At one stage I was ready to rip her kidneys out but I think Lucy was more willing then I was. Lucy had the “Good Old Clouds of Thunder look”.
We arrived in a carpark in Pisa to be escorted to some Disneyland train. This was weird as in 2004 the bus dropped us outside the Leaning Tower of Pisa and it took us 2 minutes to walk in. For some reason we had to jump onto this Disneyland train. Maybe they are trying to avoid the massive bus invasion outside of the Leaning Tower of Pisa. The minute we walked off our insight bus we had gypsies targetting us with their goodies.
The Disneyland Train dumps us outside the walls of Leaning Tower of Pisa. We followed Cabbage Patch past the hundreds of Gypsies into the main square. Once again Cabbage Patch gives us a briefing on what we can do, where we are to meet and what time.
One of our options was to climb the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Its funny that I’ve always said if I return to Pisa that I would climb that tower. However not this morning. Its just really difficult in the one hour we have. They only allow a certain number of people up the tower at a time. I think its less than 20. So you would spend majority of the time trying to get up the bloody tower. So Lucy and I decided to do the next best thing – COFFEE!!!
It scares me how we both know what we need this early in the morning. It’s the only way we are going to function. We storm into a bar we both spotted on the way in to immediately place an order for 2 cappacinos and 2 espressos each. I have no idea what the hell we were thinking but this is caffeine overdose. 2 coffees later, headspins kick in and we even contemplate ordering a third one but decide against it after paying twice the usual coffee price here.
So it’s the usual morning rush again – shower, dump luggage outside the door & head downstairs to breakfast. It was farewell to Florence this morning when we jumped onto the bus for a one hour trip to “The Leaning Tower of Pisa”. I actually enjoy the morning bus rides as I fall asleep within the first 15 minutes. This morning Cabbage Patch wouldn’t shut the fuck up. She decided to give us an Italian lesson. Most of which I already knew from my Italian classes.
Cabbage Patch tried explaining this NO business. For a gypsie to understand you, one has to scream “NO NO NO!!!”. I could have killed Cabbage Patch for this explanation. This set off Maria from our tour group to start yelling NO on a continuous basis on the bus all the way to Pisa. At one stage I was ready to rip her kidneys out but I think Lucy was more willing then I was. Lucy had the “Good Old Clouds of Thunder look”.
We arrived in a carpark in Pisa to be escorted to some Disneyland train. This was weird as in 2004 the bus dropped us outside the Leaning Tower of Pisa and it took us 2 minutes to walk in. For some reason we had to jump onto this Disneyland train. Maybe they are trying to avoid the massive bus invasion outside of the Leaning Tower of Pisa. The minute we walked off our insight bus we had gypsies targetting us with their goodies.
The Disneyland Train dumps us outside the walls of Leaning Tower of Pisa. We followed Cabbage Patch past the hundreds of Gypsies into the main square. Once again Cabbage Patch gives us a briefing on what we can do, where we are to meet and what time.
One of our options was to climb the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Its funny that I’ve always said if I return to Pisa that I would climb that tower. However not this morning. Its just really difficult in the one hour we have. They only allow a certain number of people up the tower at a time. I think its less than 20. So you would spend majority of the time trying to get up the bloody tower. So Lucy and I decided to do the next best thing – COFFEE!!!
It scares me how we both know what we need this early in the morning. It’s the only way we are going to function. We storm into a bar we both spotted on the way in to immediately place an order for 2 cappacinos and 2 espressos each. I have no idea what the hell we were thinking but this is caffeine overdose. 2 coffees later, headspins kick in and we even contemplate ordering a third one but decide against it after paying twice the usual coffee price here.
Coffee Addiction
We decide to use the toilets before heading out. Lucy goes into the girls toilets first while I hold all the camera gear. She comes stormly back out within 30 seconds about to vomit all over me. She claims someone shitted all over the toilet seat. Gross! That’s way too much info this early in the morning. I decide to use the mens and that isnt any better.
We stroll into the main square of the Leaning Tower of Pisa and yep it still looks the same as it did in 2004. We madly hit the SLR cameras doing the usual Pisa shots…
Some random Asian chick asks me to take her photo in front of the Leaning Tower of Pisa. She seems pretty satisfied with the result. Eventually we try to find someone to take our picture in front of the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Good luck as we have seen people try. We manage to find this Asian couple who actually know how to hold a camera and how to position one self to include the main attraction in the picture.
Leaning Tower of Pisa
We stroll back to the meeting point to follow Cabbage Patch back to the Disneyland train. We walk onto the Disney train well I did. Lucy some how tripped and almost went tumbling with her camera. Luckily she isnt injuried and neither is the camera. Were sitting on the train when Maria causes a fuss with her watermelon and storms off the train. We watch her as she scuffs down a piece of watermelon. Honestly it was like watching a tiger ripping apart another animal.
Maria jumps back onto the train and now were waiting for a special guest appearance by one of Judy’s Jocks. I swear if it isnt Judy making a special guest appearance its her Jocks. Now her Jocks are missing in action. We still don’t know what happen to her daughter that made a special guest appearance at breakfast the other day.
Eventually we leave Pisa and head back onto our insight bus. Our next major stop is Lugano which means were entering Switerzland and we need passports. Its another long drive where we make a pit stop at another Autogrill. We manage to scoff down another coffee at the Autogrill and by this stage my heart is racing. Meanwhile Lucy’s having an orgasm over a crossiant. For a minute I thought she was going to jump the coutner and rub the crossiants all over her body. But I must admit the marmalade crossiants in Italy are to die for!
Once our stomaches are satisfied we do our usual walking around Autogrill. I’m looking at books and Cds when I hear Lucy and Good Old strike up a conversation. I didn’t pay attention until it actually started causing a fuss in the middle of Autogrill. Apparently Lucy spotted Winx Club dolls. I don’t even know what Winx Club is and Good Old didn’t either. Lucy told Good Old how her niece loves the dolls and how she should buy her one. Apparently Good Old stormed off with a Winx Club doll to the counter before Lucy can finish explaining her story. Good Old claimed to be buying it for her grand daughter or something. Meanwhile Ron started complaining that Good Old doesn’t need the doll and this is when we saw the “Clouds of Thunder” in her again! Trust me if you saw the clouds of thunder you wouldn’t want to be anywhere near her.
So were all walking to the bus with Good Old and Ron still arguing over the doll while Lucy is parading around happily because she finally made Good Old spend 25 Euros.
These people all have isssues!
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