Pisa

Pisa was our first couchsurfing experience. Couchsurfing is a website/group that essentially helps people get to know each other & move around the world by crashing on someones couch, you have to apply to them after reading their profile & deciding on a place you would like to stay, and then they can say yes or no, luckily for us Gala was the first of these to say yes.
We had only really decided to come to Pisa for the tower, and knew little else, apart from the fact that it’s a uni town. Galas house is a student house. There are 5 of them and they are all absolutely wonderful, unique people. They reminded me alot of some friends at home. They are all extremely intelligent, kind, funny... hippies essentially.
I don’t think I can cover all that they showed us, but they, along with some older housemates that are always still around showed us an amazing time in Pisa and we really got a feel for what life there is about. Drinking in the streets is fine and there are squares around town where they all meet up to do so, people bring down instruments & jam in the streets, whilst everyone hangs around, sings and has a great time. The second night we went out for a gig with them in an old converted church, had a few beers. Chilled out. They definitely gave us a unique Pisa experience and we loved it! It was sad to say goodbye.
We did of course do the tower also, and just like everything else it was being worked on when we got there, but still, it really is just one of those things you need to do!
I’ll leave it there on Pisa, but we had a great tine & made awesome memories, and hopefully some good friends too 