Today I went to the Uffizi Gallery, which is supposed to be the most famous and important museum in the city. I tried to get there as soon as it opened, but the whole museum opened one or two hours late. There was a sign that said there was a staff meeting or something. So it got to wait two hours in line, but apparently that is normal for this place. I also walked around the city to see a few of the famous sights. Very crowded and lots of tourists. I talked to a couple of guys here from the USA and they said they just graduated college two weeks ago and have been traveling around Europe. That may be part of the reason why everything is getting so crowded.
Later in the afternoon I took a one hour train to Pisa, Italy. I wanted to see the famous leaning tower, but didn’t know exactly where it was. It wasn’t as close to the train station as I would have liked, but I finally found some signs after a while and made it there. Then another train back to Florence and that’s where I’m spending the night again. Tomorrow I’m planning on heading to Rome. I found a cheap camping type place an hour outside of Rome that I may try.