Pisa

Unni & Rebekka's first visit in Pisa

But it was tilted...

Pisa 21.11.98

We left for Pisa early this Saturday morning. The direct train for Pisa leaves from Centrale at 07:10 and arrives in Pisa at 11:15 according to the schedule. As usual, the train was delayed, but only by 15 min. Gaetano Nicolosi met us at the station as planed. Gaetano's wife owns a fiat 500, 1968 model, which we planed to buy. Martin has for a long time wanted one of these unique small cars.

We were invited home to the Nicolosi family and had lunch together with them. They live in a nice apartment 5 - 6 min. walk from the tilted tower. After a wonderful lunch we had a look at the car together with Gaetano while Rebekka played with the rest of the family. We had a short test drive. The car was in good condition, but some corrosion is of course present on a 30-year-old car.

Rebekka & Dad in Pisa

Later we had a look at the city with its tilted tower, churches and other monuments. We had beautiful weather all day but with chilly breeze from the sea. According to the Nicolosis +4 to +5 degrees is as cold as it ever gets in Pisa during winter.

The train we plan to use back to Milano only runs on Sundays, so we had to wait a couple of hours for the next. We spent this time in a small nice cafe. We arrived in Milano at 23:15 and were home 15 min. later. Rebekka enjoyed most of the trip, but became a little bit tired close to the end.

We and the Fiat 500

Rebekka and the Nicolosis

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martin@vestol.org
unni.lise@vestol.org
rebekka@vestol.org
daniel@vestol.org

Martin and Unni Vestøl
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3770 Kragerø
Norway
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Last updated 18.03.04 13:21