michael's 35th birthday, the tower of pisa, cinque terre

we got up and hopped on a train that went straight from florence to pisa

it really does lean

depending on which side you're climbing up you either feel like you're falling

forward, backward or side to side

we went to the cathedral, too 

and cemetery, too

nerds

we had to RUN to catch our train to cinque terre

we assumed we could take a taxi like we had to the tower but there weren't any anywhere

so i think we ran a solid 2 miles back, not super fun but we made it

we made it to the beach!

which was right outside our hotel

yay!

the view from out hotel window

 our hotel balcony

lunch right over the water

we only switched seats like 5 times to get the best spot

some of the best gelato of our trip

soooo good

we tried hiking a little but it was more treacherous than we thought so we turned back

the crops growing on the mountain sides

we bartered for a beach towel from this guy below and he threw it up to us when we threw money

it was pretty funny

ready to hit the beach

luckily the weather was perfect while we were there

riomaggiore

fish and chips

manarola

corniglia

corniglia is so quiet because you have to hike up to it

but it was totally worth it

we loved it

so happy michael got to turn 35 in paradise 

best soda ever

best pasta of my life

back near our hotel we found the closest thing possible to cake for michael's birthday

it was an amazing day to start in florence, stop in pisa and explore cinque terre

we loved it