Sailing the Italian Riviera 2015

  
     
  From Florence we headed East to Livorno where our ship was docked.  Along the way, we made some stops at Paolina and Pisa  
     
  Village and Beach of Paolina      
     
         
 
We had a Gelato and got back on the bus		    
      To the town of Pisa  
     
  183.7 feet tall   Baptistry  
     
  Original angle of lean 5.5 degrees   Corrected to 3.99 degrees during the restoration  
     
  Tower was closed for 10 years   Re-opened in 2001 declared stable for 300 more years  
     
  294 steps   Catherdral with Bapistry behind  
     
  Pisa Bell Tower      
     
      A little tired, 294 up and then 294 down  
     
      Tourists take pictures "pushing" the tower back  
     
  Pisa Cathedral      
     
  Composanto Monumentale   Hallway in Composanto Monumentale  
         
  Piazza del Duomo or as tourists call it Piazza dei Miracoli contains 4 major buildings, the Pisa Bell Tower, the Cathedral, the Baptistry, and the Composanto Monumentale -- "Campo Santo" can be literally translated as "holy field", because it is said to have been built around a shipload of sacred soil from Golgotha, brought back to Pisa from the Fourth Crusade by Ubaldo de' Lanfranchi, archbishop of Pisa in the 12th century. A legend claims that bodies buried in that ground will rot in just 24 hours.  
         
 
And on to the Sailboat, just don't drive into the water		    
  Embark ship   The Pan Orama  
     
  3 Masted Sailing Yacht      
     
         
     
      Nice cabin on the same level as the dining room  
     
  Efficient use of space   Bed turned out to be hard and a bit lumpy  
     
         
     
  Some TV, if you speak Italian      
     
  Dining area   Food was pretty good, Greek Chef