2nd day in Italy

2nd day in Italy and we are on our way to Florence. Before reaching the city, we stopped by the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Although the tower’s inclination is very small, it is said that the tower would fall within the next 15 years so you better start saving money to go there and see it. The cause of the leaning tower is actually due to a river under the soil. The water made the top soil soft thus causing the tower to tilt.

The city of Florence is famous of their leather goods because they know the skill on how to make it very soft. At least I bought a leather bag for school over here. We proceeded to Signora Square or Gentlemen Square. You won’t believe what I saw! All R(A) stuff, gory and naked. There were huge statues of naked men with all the fine details ( REALLY fine details) and these statues were portrayed with women in a very demeaning way. The statues of the naked men were holding the woman’s chopped off head or how they stabbed the woman. The purpose of the Square is to show no matter how strong the man is, they will fall under the woman’s charms and the woman will cause his downfall. (What nonsense! So don’t expect any really detailed pictures of the statues.)

While we were taking some pictures, some group members were trying to bargain with a street vendor for some paintings and when nothing came out of the negotiations, the vendors turned slightly hostile.

That night, we had a Tuscany Dinner (Home-cooked Italian Meal) and the lasagna and pasta tasted fantastic.

Some facts about Italy
Italian Leonardo Da Vinci was actually born out of wedlock so he felt pretty unwanted as a child. Often he would be alone so he enjoyed Mother Nature’s company. After he painted the Mona Lisa, he would bring it everywhere he went to and soon it became the most well-known painting in the world. When the King Louis of France heard about this famous piece of art, he asked Leonardo to go over to France to show it to him. Not long after his arrival in France, he died and King Louis declared to the world that Da Vinci has given him the painting. When the Italians heard about this, they were angry as they regarded the painting their National Treasure and they couldn’t believe that Da Vinci gave it to King Louis. Up till today the Mona Lisa is still in France and is being displayed in the Louvre Museum.