Five years ago we when we traveled to this continent we had the opportunity to climb the 667 stairs at the Eiffel Tower. Today it was less stairs, 463to be exact, but much more perilous and exhausting. The stairs are more like a ladder in some parts and in others they wind and wind and wind in complete circles. So much so that we could feel the dizziness even a few hours later. The space where the stairs are contained is also significantly reduced, thus giving you a feeling of cluster phobia. All the climbing and dizziness was well worth it once you reached the top and got a glimpse of the beauty of Firenze. The red tile roofs of every building created picture opportunities seen from anywhere on top of the Duomo. All would have been picture perfect had it not been for the one of us that is afraid of heights (for those of you that follow our vacation blogs, it's the same one that didn't want to go up the Eiffel Tower five years ago). We won't name names but pictures will be the unintentional evidence.
In the afternoon we had scheduled a day trip to see the leaning tower of Pisa. As much as we had seen it in pictures, calendars, textbooks, souvenirs, it was a real treat to see it in person. We took the traditional pictures and will post them all when we get home.
How giving these 24 hours have been, for in the course of this day we have been able to cross off two items off the bucket list. In the spectrum of life, it's a pretty good accomplishment we would say.
Now to give our aching, aching feet some much needed rest.
Buona noite.
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