Today was a little stressful. We took a bus tour to Pisa. The stress came from my cell phone, which didn’t seem to be capable of giving decent directions. But we made it there in plenty of time. We had an unusually small tour group because a party of 12 literally missed the bus.

The tower is in one of four church buildings in a square inside the medieval walls. The first building is the baptistery, where Galileo was baptized. You can barely see the roof is part red tile, part grey lead. When the building was built, the river ran nearby. The red roof was a visual signal to mariners that they had arrived at Pisa. The church is the second building. It’s a large and impressive edifice. The main attraction is the leaning tower. Being close to the river, the ground is not stable. None of the buildings are level. The tower’s small base and extreme weight led to its trouble.

Danita and I were kind of tired, so we took a rest after we got back. We’re having the standard afternoon thunderstorm. Tonight we’ll eat at “Dinner with an Artist”. There will be six of us at this artist’s house. It should be an interesting experience.