We head to PISA!!

What an awesome surprise!!! Pisa was really jolting and oddly hysterical. People are so funny...the tower is leaning...obviously...but the tourists all try to take their picture with their hands up like the are trying to push the tower back up. HIGH-larious to watch...and yes I had to try it as well...
There are three buildings on the grounds...all three leaning to some degree. The tower is most pronounced. The cathedral leans to the South, along with the tower. Awesome story I will share in the next few posts about the Cathedral and how you know it is leaning.
Oddly enough the Baptistery leans to the North. The Baptistery was really cool with the font right in the middle of the dome...3 steps leading up to the font, symbolizing the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit with a beautiful sculpture of john the Baptist in the middle of it.

 

The acoustics were PHENOMENAL!!! A man got up around the crowd and sang and it was chilling.

 

I had previously mentioned the floors...well as you walk around the fount, you notice and arrow carved into the marble on the floor. If you face the direction the arrow is pointing, you will notice carved into the top of one of the columns is a face with its mouth wide open. There is only one face like this in the entire place. If you sing, this is the spot where the best acoustics are. REALLY COOL!!