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The cruise ship I worked on docked many times in Livorno, Italy. It is close to Pisa and Florence. If we had the day off, or we had a late rehearsal, I would take the train to Pisa. Sadly, most time I went there the Leaning Tower was closed to the public due to working on reducing the amount that it was leaning. The few times it was open there was a large crowd to be able to go to the top. I didn't want to wait in line because I wanted to have time to see the rest of the city.
I will never forget the first time I went to Pisa. I got off the train and started walking towards it. The buildings in the city are kind of tall so you can't see it until you get very close to it. I remember turning the corner on one street and there it was. Something that I have heard about for years and only seen on the internet, TV and in books. It is world famous.
I hope they are able to solve the problem of it leaning too much. That would be a shame if they had to demolish it. By 1990, the tilt had reached 5.5 degrees. The structure was stabilized by remedial work between 1993 and 2001, which reduced the tilt to 3.97 degrees. Lets hope they can continue to save it for future generations. Fingers crossed.
