Hundreds, perhaps thousands of tourists visit Pisa every day —mainly for its famous leaning tower. They rush from the train station, through the bridges and medieval alleys just to stand near the tower and take that picture they have dreamed of, posing in as many creative (and sometimes ridiculous!) ways as imaginable. The basic one is the Power Ranger, pretending to push the tower back to its vertical position, but there are many others: “I’m going to eat a tilted gelato”; or groups that pretend to push the tower as if it was Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima; or lovely couples, perhaps on their honeymoon, pushing the tower, each one on opposite sides (aww). Continue reading →