Day 5: Pisa/Tuscany Hill Towns

Now, the leaning tower of Pisa was so COOL. We wanted to go up to the top but it turns out that they only let 45 people up at a time and there was a 2 hour wait. No time to waste. Did some shoppin, took the famous leaning tower pic (only to lose these pics later) and headed off to greener pastures. Literally. :-)First stop, San Gimignano. AMAZING hill town. It was like being part of a picture. Everything you imagine the Tuscany area to be, it is. We explored a bit, made a wish in the fountain, and bought the coolest leather bags/purse in the world. Italian leather. Who can say they have Italian leather directly from Italy? Me. :-)

Siena was next. We got lost there too. Haha. Not lost getting to the town, but inside of it. Our maps were only highways. We thought it would be easier to find the main square. It wasn't. But, that was okay. Siena was our favorite of the day. Actually, it seemed like every new city we went to became our new favorite. Lol. The square consisted of local apartments instead of shops/boutiques. Locals were everywhere. We wanted to stay longer. As we were leaving Siena after dinner, there was a catholic procession marching through the square. Not sure what was going on but they were singing, there were nuns, priests, monks, etc. Pretty incredible experience.