Jana said, "It is going to start pouring."
I said, "We are only here for a little so maybe we will miss it."
How wrong I was.
It wasn't raining when we left the train station so we were hopeful. We took the bus to the leaning tower of Pisa and as soon as we stepped down off of the bus the heavens opened and the rain came down. This was not a light sprinkle. This was a monsoon type rain. The kind of rain that bounces back up off of the pavement. We sprinted towards the tower. We came all this way and we were not leaving without pictures. Jenny was the only one that brought an umbrella so she become the designated picture taker. Kayla held her little red umbrella over her head while the rest of us took turns posing in front of the tower. There wasn't a whole lot of time to get everyone positioned so the pictures came out looking a little funny.
After the photo shoot in front of the tower we were drenched. Our backpacks were drenched. We looked homeless and pathetic.
Total we spent 9 minutes at the tower. We raced back to the bus ignoring all of the African men trying to sell us umbrellas. We were already wet. What good were they going to do now? We took the bus back to the train station found a warm hallway and waited for our train to Le Spezia to arrive.
I am aware that I am no where close to the tower.
We kind of have this record going. IT HAS RAINED IN EVERY SINGLE CITY THAT WE HAVE BEEN TO IN EUROPE. It is not always crazy rain like in Pisa, but there is always some sort of moisture falling from the sky. Seems like we were pretty lucky to get to Pisa when we did. :]
When we finally made it to Vernazza we were greeted at the train station by the host of our bed and breakfast. So nice that they come and pick you up. We settled into our cute little B&B and decided it was nap time. Vacations are just the best. We woke up at about 4 in the afternoon and made our way out to explore.
Told ya it was pretty. :]
Cinque Terre is a group of 5 towns on the coast of Italy. We were staying in Vernazza which I am pretty sure is my favorite. It was just the most precious town. We grabbed dinner and it rained on us as we made the 2 min foot walk home. That night we watched What a Girl wants in Italian while Kayla translated. Yes she can recite the whole movie by heart and yes we loved every second of it. Our first day in Cinque Terre was very relaxing and exactly what we needed after our crazy day in Florence.
We got wet. Really wet. Notice the rain drops on my glasses. I think it's a good look. Don't you?
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