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Showing Original Post only (View all)Today our destination was Pisa! [View all]
Our tour is officially over, but when we found out that we wouldn't be going to Pisa, we decided to see it on our own...
So here's some pics:
The famous Tower itself:
The Cathedral next door:
The builders of the various buildings weren't above stealing marble from old buildings to save on costs. Here's an example of some cannibalized marble in the church:
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Thank you for this fascinating tidbit of history, my dear Lionel Mandrake!
CaliforniaPeggy
Jul 2013
#4
Find about about their Pi. I'm usually not that interested in Pi, but I keeping hearing about Pisa's
struggle4progress
Jul 2013
#17
I missed this! What an exciting trip. Are you with a group? Isn't Lionel Mandrake with you?
auntAgonist
Jul 2013
#31
In another life I'll be a world traveler !! I love to live vicariously though :) n/t
auntAgonist
Jul 2013
#33
WHOA! Before you leave, get back there and do one of those "holding it up" pictures.
EdwardSmith74
Jul 2013
#34