Friday, January 28, 2011

Pisa

Yes, the Leaning Tower is still here. (Actually it's the bell tower, or campanile, of the cathedral next door.) And yes, it still leans after securing and cleaning it. After all, if they straightened it, tourism would be seriously affected! The last time I was here in 1998, the tower was surrounded by a big fence. They were digging around the foundations to secure it and huge wires were tethering it to the ground. Now a limited number of people can climb up in it. I'm not that brave.

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