Day 8 - Pisa and Lucca

Today had a great start!  I got to sleep in until 9am!!!  G and I were so tired and we took our time getting ready and having breakfast, but we finally met up with Massi at the Campo dei Miracoli or Field of Miracles.   

I had read in my Rick Steve's guide that when you bought your ticket for the Tower, you had a specific entrance time.  So when we got the tickets the earliest option was 12:00pm, so we had a little time and decided to see the other sights.  Our first stop was to go into the Duomo, and since they were still having Mass, no pictures were allowed.  So, did I take more secret pictures? Of course!  They weren't very good though and it was mainly just of the ceiling and a fuzzy picture of the alter, so I won't post them.  Next we went into the Baptistery and while we were inside, a man came in and sang in order for the tourists to hear the incredible acoustics of the building.  

Since it was a really hot day and we still had some time before our appointment we got granite, or slushies.  I got lemon flavor; it's so great on a hot day!  Finally it was time to climb the Tower.  Massi did not come with G and I because he is scared of heights (I think) or just did not want to climb the 294 stairs.  G and I took so many pictures so I will just share a few with you...

We start our climb up and at the first stop, we look down and see Massi!

At the bell tower level.

Finally made it to the top!

Massi prepared lunch at his house; we had an unusual lunch of turkey legs and I immediately thought of the ones you can buy at Disneyland!  Next we drove out to Lucca.  Lucca is really well known for its protective wall that was built around 2,000 years ago.  Since it was a Sunday a lot was closed, except San Martino Cathedral...so of course we went inside. 

One of the other reasons Lucca is famous is because of a famous composer was from here, Puccini.  He wrote a little opera called La Boheme.  

We continued to walk around the city for a bit, and then it was time to head back into Pisa, pick up the others and head back into the country.  For dinner we had focaccina and that is not to be confused with focaccia!  Pictures of this process will come on the last day.