We had heard that both were cities you could explore in a day, and after doing just that I have to agree 100%. Pisa especially is a small city, and really the main things to do are shop and take the quintessential pictures with the leaning tower. We took the train from Florence, got in just in time for lunch at a cute cafe right next to the Keith Haring mural, TUTTOMONDO. After our little pick me up, we walked in and out of many cute shops on our way to the leaning tower. None of us quite felt like paying to get into any of the Pisa churches or museums, but I felt like I had plenty to see and do without doing so. Overall it was a fun day!
The next day trip we did was a trip through a student tour company to Venice. Of course we picked one of the hottest days possible to do such a trip, but it was still fun. In hindsight, we all wished we had just planned the trip ourselves, outside of a a tour company, because we spent a lot of time waiting for everyone to catch up. I wish we had been able to explore more, because I feel like I would have loved Venice more than I did had we had more time. We did go on a gondola ride, which was a ton of fun! Worth the price for the experience alone!
Even though the wind has been making things a bit chilly here up in the UK, I certainly don't miss the immense heat that was in Italy during our last several days there!
Hope you're having a great Wednesday!
--Caroline
