Pisa, Italy

Naz-

The plane flight from Macua China to Pisa Italy was quite pricey, and cost us $2,352 per person, this turned out to be a total of $14,112. From the airport we took one of the many free shuttles they have to get to our hotel. i found my information at http://www.orbitz.com/App/ViewFlightSearchResults?null&retrieveParams=true&z=756f&r=39&z=7571&r=3b&lastPage=interstitial.
For transportation in Pisa, Italy, i figured we could keep it easy and just take the city bus. Pisa has two trains, but since it is such a compact city there is really no need to waste money on the railroad. Also, there are many taxis and tourist horse carriages but once again, both of those are more expensive then the bus. The bus has many stops all around the city of Pisa so it is very convinient. I figured we would buy a 10 ticket booklet to save some money, which costs $12. About 3 of these each we would probably get to keep it safe. If each of us all got 3 10 ticket booklets the total price would come out to be $216.



Ryan-

This week in Pisa, Italy for the built monument, I thought we could go and see the world famous leaning tower of Pisa! I have always wanted to see the tower for my own eyes. It was quite the sight. It was amazing to see the 207 columns that make the tower. We got to go around the tower and experience the culture of Italy as well. It was a workout walking up the 297 step spiral staircase. But we eventually got to the top and it was a great sight to see Pisa, Italy from the top of the tower. This was one of my favorite monuments I have ever seen. It was a short taxi drive from our hotel to the tower. It was free to walk up the tower and around it. The taxi trip was about 10 Euro's. Which equals about 13 US dollars. I have also attached the picture and I got my information about the tower from http://www.towerofpisa.info/


Josh-

Accommodations, for Pisa, Italy. We are staying at Hotel Republicca Marinara. It would be 64,00 euro per night/ $88.17 per night is USD. So total would be $ 529.02 For the week.

Hotel website: http://www.hotelrepubblicamarinara.it/en/

Night 1 food: We walked to sub shop recommended by the hotel/ we had chicken parmigiana subs. 7,00 euro per sub, so $57 total. Our first night we would go and eat at one of the best places to eat at in town! Osteria Dei Cavalieri, we would each have a fabulous grilled beef fillet! Sounds fantastic! 16,00 euro, $22.04. So it would be $132.24 USD plus a $40 tip. So $172.24 total.

Night 2 food: One block away from the hotel we found cart selling sausage and pepper subs! At 6,50 per sub it was excellent! So $52.68 total. Night two we would have to eat pizza! The restaurant is only 1 mile from the hotel so would have a beautiful walk to help our appetite! We ate a Margherita pizza! (yum!) 5,50 euro and pizza salsiccia! (sausage) 6,00 euro. This pizza was wonderful and filling! So our food would cost us $7.57 and $8.26. So our meal would be cheap but amazing! So $16.43 total!

Night 3 food: For lunch we stopped by a restaurant that specializes in salads, we ordered 3 cold antipasto salads! 1 could feed 2 people, so at 8,00 euro, $32.61 total. All of us seemed to come to the conclusion that we wanted Chinese food, so we went to one right down the road, he had some sesame and Kung Pow chicken! At 7,50 euro. So it would $10.32 USD. So a total of $61.92. The food was pretty good.

Night 4 food: We wanted seafood for lunch, so we stopped by a small seafood restaurant and we ordered mussels scoppiate! They cost 10,25 in euro, so $83.70.Just down the road is a self service pizza and pasta bar. It has pizza, pasta, and salads. It is basically like a buffet, it would be plenty of food for us to eat. We ate so much food that we cold barely walk anywhere else! At 8,00 euro, so it would be 11.01 in USD. So total would be $66.06 total!

Night 5: We noticed a baked goods shop, so we stopped by and just ate bread, cookies and chips. It was filling and only cost 20,00 in euro, so $27.20.We ate at La Mangiatoia Ristorante Pizzeria, we ate gnocchi (9,00) and a risotto di mare (9,00). So it would be $12.38 USD per item. So total it would be $148.56 for meal and $50 tip! So the whole meal would cost $198.56.

Night 6: We stopped by the same place we had our chicken subs at, so we had a classic Italian sub. It had provolone, cappicola, salami and prosciutto. It was probably my favorite meal! It was 6,50 euro, so $39 total. On our last night we voted to decide on what we wanted to eat, it was a unanimous decision that we just have a pizza and pasta like we did on night 2, we found a another pizza place called Pizzeria La Spigolatrice, I was only 2 blocks away from the hotel so it was a great find! The pizzas were 6,75 euro and we ordered 2, we also ordered 3 places of spaghetti and meatballs! They were 6,25 euro a plate. The spaghetti cost $44.38 and for the pizza $18.58. Total for the food would be $62.96.

I had a lot of fun trying to new and authentic italian food places!

Total for food $870.36 in USD, euro is 639,32.

Total for whole trip is $1399.38 in USD, euro is 1023,32.

Yates-

For our natural site in Pisa, Italy I figured we should check out the Arno River which is the biggest and most renowned river in the region of Tuscany. The river runs from Mount Falterona (near the city of Arezzo), cutting through Florence to Pisa, where it enters the Tyrrhenian Sea. The river has a history of dramatic behavior water levels can be almost non-existent, then rise to near flood level in a matter of days. The dams built near Florence have alleviated to flood problems in past times. In both Florence and Pisa several grand buildings line the Arno, which added to the great atmosphere while we were relaxing by the river. We also got to see other scenery as we walked to the river.

Here is a link to what the Arno River looks like:

http://3scape.com/pic/1740/Ponte-Vecchio-on-the-Arno-River

Matt Whitlow - Cultural/Historic Site or Event

A short walk from our hotel in Pisa, Italy, we decided to take a 2.5 hour guided segway tour around historic Pisa. What a great choice. On the guided tour, we also had an audio component that described all of the sites we stopped at. We saw so many historical sites, it was amazing! We saw:

• The Leaning Tower of Pisa
  
• The Cathedral
• The Baptistery
• Piazza dei Cavalieri
• San Michele in Borgo
• Across the arno
• San Sepolcro
• San Paolo a Ripa d'Arno
• Santa Spina

The tour was great, however the tour did not allow time for us to spend any quality time at any of the sites, nor did it include any admittance into any of the sites. My favorite part of the tour was seeing the Leaning Tower of Pisa, because this has been on my bucket list of things to do before I die, and now I can cross it off.

http://www.pisatours.com/?event=offer.detail&offerId=8517&startDate=11/01/2011&endDate=11/30/2011

$114.59 Per Person USD + $4.95 USD Processing fees per person
83.20 Euro Per Person + 3.59 EURO Processing fees per person
Total - 520.74 EURO = $717.24 USD

Recreational/Sport Activity By: Erin Starnes

For this leg of the trip we decided to take a cycling tour around Pisa. The venue we rented the bikes from had self-guided and tour-guided tours. Knowing so little about the city we dicided to spend a little extra and have a tour guide. Along with a tour guide they provided us with an MP3 player as well so we could listen to further information about the city! The bikes were in great condition, and it was a very unique way to experience Pisa. The tour itself lasted 3 hours and we got to see: Piazza de miracoli, Piazza die Cavalieri, San michele in Borgo, San Sepolcro, san paolo a ripa d’Arno, and a little church in Santa Spina. The tour guides were very good about keeping us away from traffic on the roads which allowed the entire group to feel much safer. Our tour guide met us at the Leaning Tower of Pisa where our tour began. We quickly learned that the quickest way, and most popular way of travelling in Italy was by foot, so we set out early and took in the sights and sounds and walked to the Leaning Tower. This also alowed many members of our group to get out and take numerous pictures and experience a little bit of Italian lifestyle. It was amazing to hear the many different languages and smell the delicious aromas that seem to always occupy the streets in Italy.

http://www.tickitaly.com/tours/italy-bike-tour-pisa.php

http://www.tickitaly.com/tours/italy-bike-tours.php

39 Euros/Person

$ 53.63/Person

234 Euros total for 6 people

$ 321.62 Total for 6 people