WE FOUND SECRET GARDENS IN PISA, ITALY 🇮🇹 Dreamy Pisa Travel Vlog

There she is doing the sunset. Oh I don't know if you can hear that but that's the church bells near Pisa ringing. Good morning guys here from Pisa. The reason we were hearing church bells earlier is because it's Sunday. So today we're actually going to head out into the town of Pisa. We arrived here yesterday on train from Rome so if you haven't gone and checked those vlogs out definitely go check them out. This is part of a whole Italy series. Today we're exploring Pisa and we're going to go see the Leaning Tower and the cute little square and spend the evening in Pisa. We're going to be tourists and do the typical tourist photo of the Leaning Tower of Pisa so let's go shall we. We're just coming around the side entrance here. There's also a gateway to the little square over there as well which gives you a view of the Leaning Tower because it's right behind this church right here. I absolutely love the light stonework of it all. It's so beautiful like the white marble stone. The details on the buildings are absolutely incredible. Wow! Leaning Tower of Pisa. It's quite interesting because it's actually leaning more than I thought it was actually going to be leaning. I know that's a stupid thing to say but I didn't think the gradient of the lean was as much as it seems online but there it is. It is funny seeing everyone take the stereotypical photo and now I'm going to take one too. Mike said take a shot for every time you see someone try to hold up the Leaning Tower of Pisa. The Leaning Tower of Pisa was built as a bell tower for Pisa Cathedral. Its purpose was to house the bells and provide a visually striking addition to the cathedral complex and it actually leans due to unstable foundations and a soft ground which causes its characteristic tilt. I think the issue is I keep trying to straighten out my camera when I get footage of it. I think that's what happens when I watch vlogs. It doesn't look as leaning as it actually is leaning. It really really is leaning to one side and I just didn't realize the extent of it. You may be wondering how the Leaning Tower of Pisa has not fallen over but it's primarily due to restoration effort and engineering innovations. Various stabilization methods have been employed over the years including adding counterweights, removing soil from the higher side and reinforcing the tower's foundations. These measures have helped prevent further tilting and ensure the tower's stability. There's a queue to get into the tower but it doesn't look as busy as all the attractions in Rome which is good. I think everyone is all churched out from Rome going in all the little churches. We did lots of detours every time we passed a nice church we went inside so I don't think we're going to buy tickets to walk to the top. You're not allowed to stand or walk on this grass but if you brought some nice picnic food it would be nice to kind of just have a little picnic here. Maybe not on the grass but on one of the benches that is around. Just found here we've got some gift shops. I'm actually wanting a magnet. I've seen a lot of markets and stalls since getting here yesterday. Also selling these little Pisa tower figures which are quite cute. You can get the tickets for the tower just here near the opera and there's also a cloakroom to store your bags and coats if you want it but I'm just going to keep having a little walk around this square. There's also a little mailbox and some Pisa postcards here so you can send a little Pisa postcard. Right at the back if you come around the square is a much better place to get photos because there is like no one here and you could do the whole Leany photo right here with no one here as you can see. So a little tip for you there if you do want to do a little photo come to the back of the square. It is starting to spit a little bit so we're going to go find somewhere for lunch and coffee and keep exploring and I just absolutely love all the buildings and everything. They've got little streets you can walk down with beautiful old Tuscany style buildings and yeah we're going to walk around and find some coffee. Also I better get used to the rain because we are heading to Japan in a few weeks and that is going to be the start of a very very exciting Japanese series like a big series of travel vlogs and something that has been on my bucket list for a very very long time. Definitely subscribe and stick around because I cannot wait and we are going during the rainy season we're heading there in June so it's going to be pretty rainy so we better get used to the humidity and rain because we're going to have a lot of it. Just opposite the tower is this beautiful side street they are doing construction on one side of this wall here because it looks like the buildings are crumbling a little bit but look how beautiful the buildings are. We've come to this really nice looking restaurant it seems really busy it's like one of the busiest ones which I'm hoping is a good sign and we're just sitting here taking shelter from the rain oh we have to move but we're moving inside so we got moved slightly inside which is a little bit more undercover we're not inside or outside but it's slightly more undercover and we're going to get something to eat or drink I think. I think me and Dean are going to go for the selected cold cuts raw milk cheeses and Tuscan crostini. I got myself a latte. We actually seen this in Rome and I don't think I mentioned it here but a lot of places do espresso so you basically go into a coffee shop you get your espresso you drink it and you leave you don't sit down enjoy your coffee. I have to admit I do prefer to sit down enjoy a big coffee and take it all in than shotting an espresso but when you're on the go it is really handy but I've noticed the are a lot smaller the cappuccinos and everything to England in general but still delicious. Cold cuts and raw milk cheeses has come out we have a few different cold cuts on crostini we've got a little bit of tomato there and I have no idea what this blob is but looks very tasty it kind of looks like a beef pate paste on a semolina style like bread oh mushroom I'm going to smell mushroom actually I don't know that's really good it's like a mushroom pate I think on like semolina flour squishy bread and it's warm so this cheese here it's like squishy so this is a raw milk cheeses it's basically like babybel it tastes exactly like babybel it's really nice though this one right here is pretty interesting it's on a crispy crostini base but it looks really fatty it looks like it's pretty much all fat and it's very very salty actually these mushroom pizzas come out and that actually looks amazing and as we're walking down these streets but look at the buildings up above how nice do they look you can also rent a scooter for 10 euros I have noticed everywhere is Italian leather bag shops and when you walk past them they have a really strong smell of that Italian leather you can really smell them as you walk by them oh this one's getting out this makes me so happy they have all types of different bags and the smell in here is so strong smells like really strong leather you also have some proper leather purses as well these are 15 euros on offer that's not bad for 15 I might have to get something like this they have little tiny purses as well all different colors but make sure you do your shopping around because they're literally dotted everywhere so try and get the best price there's another one just directly over the road and we've seen tons so far oh I like these ones 55 euros they're pretty much the same in each one are we in Japan or something because there's suddenly a little tiny area with loads of vending machines in what on earth cafe americano how cool is this they're honestly on this small street alone above four of these souvenir leather shops check this out down this little side street it's really quiet down here look at this old fiat 500 it looks like my car that's so cute looks like we're coming up to a really pretty square up here wow there's a big open piazza and a market going on with this beautiful building with paintings seems like it's an antiques market over here which is really cool I wish I had some more cabin space because I bet you could get some really good antiques you can see where the fresco has faded over time but imagine how colorful and bright this would be when the fresco was first painted it's all all over here as well you can see it's worn off and there's like a clock in the center there but it has all worn but you can just about make out the painting and this one's really impressive look at all the intricate details on this how come we don't do anything like this anymore this trip this vibe is exactly what I kind of was hoping for like the beautiful old architecture some frescoes on the wall fountains but I love it I love just exploring all the side streets I think as well it's really nice just not having a set to-do list I feel like the first time you go to Rome you have to go and do all those spots but here all the winding streets we're just like exploring and everywhere looks beautiful oh how beautiful is this little square oh my gosh it's so pretty I can't stop taking photos of everything and there's more leather and souvenir shops look at these old-fashioned lamps I'm guessing they used to be oil lamps back in the day but this is slightly rusted but it's still really impressive I got myself a cafe latte again it looks so nice I like how it's served in a glass cheers everyone so apparently this is one of the best rated gelatos in Pisa and that is where we have come to all the side treats here are so good I just want to explore them all look at this place selling like doughnuts and stuff in here oh that looks so cool look he's poking it fresh oh my god look he's poking the hole in it and then he's gonna fill it with jam yeah should we try the lemon or quince bueno for a rocher it's got all different flavours and it's just like a doughnut shop wow all right oh it's so fresh and soft oh pistachio cream okay oh it's really light it's not dense it's not a really dense doughnut it's really light and and then they stuffed it with pistachio cream we're now at the river and this view is incredible there's also another market going on but it's so beautiful here I love it wow so just as we cross here we're at the river and both sides have these beautiful buildings all lined in it ah the sun has finally come out as well I think we're gonna have a stroll down the river I wonder if they do little boat cruises down here because it would be so nice to do a little boat across the river I wonder if we'll see any we did that in Slovenia if you haven't watched our Slovenia vlogs we went to Ljubljana which gives me the same sort of vibe with the three famous bridges of Ljubljana definitely go check that out we started in Austria went to Lake Bled, Ljubljana it was amazing I highly recommend checking that series out I actually did really bad on my channel but it was one of my favourite trips that I've done wow there's a church just on the riverbed over here they're everywhere we're just literally exploring all the little tiny side streets everywhere looks so pretty I love it I've just spotted a really nice rose plant down here look how nice these are so just where this beautiful rose bush is I think this is park I think it's open it says no dogs so oh wow I think you're allowed we found like a little quiet spot this is so beautiful oh my gosh there's some yellow roses as well a beautiful community park area just tucked away in this like quiet street this is why I love exploring the streets this park is so beautiful and literally we just stumbled upon it when we were walking and it's got these benches you can just sit in and enjoy this little courtyard with all the plants and the roses and flowers it's so pretty wow it's so peaceful and beautiful here like seats like this but behind me where the yellow roses are it's like a stage so they could like have a little performance on there because we've got like all the benches ah so beautiful here I'm glad we've just walked around and stumbled upon this and there's like hardly anyone here it's amazing I love seeing all the classic cars everywhere these are great I want one I can hear some classic music coming from this place I actually really love it just stumbled upon this little square with a coffee shop and there's a little merry-go-round over there I think we're going to stop for a drink we've got a bunch of cocktails got Japanese iced tea vodka gin rum Midori lemon sugar and lemon soda oh my gosh I think I'm gonna have to try that one thing we've all noticed by being here in Italy is that every time we go to the toilet there's no toilet seats on this is what I mean by no toilet really very strange so like the toilet seat has been taken off I have no idea why like most places we've been to the toilet seat has been taken off the toilet so it's just like the bowl at the bottom does anyone know why please let me know in the comments anyway I've ordered a Japanese iced tea and these have ordered a Cubano which sounds delicious oh our drinks have come so this is the Japanese iced tea that is the Cubano and they also brought out some crisps and nuts cheers everyone we just sat this little crossroads over here look how beautiful the buildings are and there seems to be another little market going on oh it's like cds look at this vinyl and just like that we're back at the river oh we're back in this square but it looks very pretty the sun shining on it will always look pretty anyway but ah the weather's lovely now this is so cute decided to make a meal back in the room so I'm getting some salad and maybe getting some steak or something I think we decided for chicken Caesar salad for tea using some parmesan ham ah there she is during the sunset very very pretty this is we're walking back through the gardens so I've noticed people are actually sat on the grass this time it must only be that section you're not allowed to sit on but you could have a little picnic here so just behind me there is the big gates where we're going to the Italian Tower of Pisa just behind here is a big market we've got pan-fried chicken with butter herbs and garlic and salad and our parmesan cheese all right we just enjoyed a lovely meal and we're going to call it a day today we're heading tomorrow to a small walled city about 40 minutes away bus ride from Pisa called Lucca and I'm really really excited to go and try that out we have been blown away by Pisa I'll see you in next week's vlog when we will be heading to Lucca I'll see you then bye