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Walking around Pisa

I stayed near the train station so I got quite a bit of a distance away but had a lot of fun Walking around Pisa And seeing all the different sites you normally would not see if you were living close to the center. This is very much our living and working city, people enjoying their life and also many working in the tourist industry. So take your chance to walk around the city and see what people are doing.

Porta Nuova Walking around Pisa
Porta Nuova
The cathedral complex Walking around Pisa
We all talk about the tower but there is so much more since the tower was built as a compliment to the cathedral which sits in the middle of the complex
Baptistery Walking around Pisa
closest is the Baptist tree the next is a cathedral and then you can see the tower in the background
Working on the cathedral Bill Smale
The cathedral in front of the tower
Beautiful baptistery Bill Smale
Baptistery itself is quite a work of art
Local marble Bill Smale
I’m sure this is all sourced from local marble since you can see the marble Quarries in the mountains as you come into the city
Marble quarries
in the distance you see the marble quarries
Romulus and Remus
The statue which represents the folkloric tradition of Romulus and Remus who were raised by a wolf. And you all know that Rome was named after Romulus
Have a drink Bill Smale
It’s a good time to sit and relax and to have a Campari spritz
Flowering trees
The trees along the pathway are flowering. I’m sure they were planted here to help with the heat
Station close to the tower
This is the station before the central station and The closest one to the tower complex
I was amazed to see the southbound train leaning to the left which I have seen at no other train station in Italy. Was this on purpose to support the atmosphere of the leaning tower?
Cathedral
Cathedral
Horse drawn carriages
Like In Firenze Horse drawn carriages are provided for the tourist to go around
Red Fiat
I was a little bit slow to get the phone out of my pocket and catch the photo of the old red Fiat which is now turning the corner. But I realized this is a good shot of people just hanging around and enjoy enjoying the city
Church of Saint Rocco
Church of Saint Rocco
Small utility vehicle
Here is one of the cute three Wheel utility vehicles, just the right size to get around the narrow streets
A school
This is a school
Outside artwork
But when you get Close Up you can see the artwork on the outside needs some renovation
Guy on a pillar
I don’t know how this guy got up there and I also don’t know how he’s going to get down.
Cosmo Medici statue
A statue dedicated to Cosmo Medici
Nice photo
I just like this shot
Another photo
Here’s another one down a narrow street
Galileo
The Galileo statue
Garibaldi statue
And in a very busy area you have a Garibaldi statue
Electric car
If it’s an electric car to be had this is the one I want
Organized graffiti

The graffiti underneath the train tracks which is extremely well organized and painted

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