Day 22/23 - From France to a Coen Brothers Movie to a Wonder of the World

It was sad to say goodbye to our mini summer break to the south of France, but it was time to return to the country we were meant to be in, Italy. And our first stop back in Italy was Genova, a city which seemed to be pretty empty but we used this chance to relax a bit and rented a pretty cheap secret hotel for around £50 and enjoyed every moment in what we called the posh Barton Fink, the room even had its own door bell!!

The next day we explored Genova and did not find much more then a founatin and part of an old wall. So onwards to Pisa and after getting lost and having to ask in a posh hotel for directions to our hostel we finally made it and was greeted by one of the nicest and friendist group of hostel staff we have had so far. Getting us settled with a glass of wine and a chance to guess the age of the owners friend who seemed to never move from the lounge (I gussed 75, turned out he was 93!), we popped out to a local restaurant for some mussel pasta, which was very yummy. We then took in the sight of the leaning tower at night which was dissappointing as they had not lit it up, so it seemed to be lost in the night. We then walked for a while and returned to the hostel hoping the tower would be better the next day.