Day 63: Leaning Fools of Pisa

Ok, perhaps fools is a little harsh.  Of course, the people I’m about to describe are not necessarily fools. They just looked a bit foolish for a moment.  And I captured that moment on camera.

Our route of travel from Levanto to Florence took us by Pisa, so how could we not stop and see the famous tower?  The tower was pretty cool, but we spent most of our time watching the other tourists attempting to photograph one another holding up the tower, knocking it over, kicking it down, stabbing it, etc.  Here are a few examples:

A typical scene near the tower. When you take the tower out of the picture, it looks pretty ridiculous. There is even an ambulance nearby in case foolishness leads to injury.

Making his country proud.

I'm not sure anyone else was even photographing this one.

Everyone around this guy is in a state of disbelief. I think that might be his daughter looking away in shame.

If we didn’t have the photo, no one would believe it.

The trifecta.

I’m not sure this one totally understood why she was being asked to stand this way.

The little guy knew better, but his mom was determined.

Everyone stop!!! (We agree)

The first of the kickers...

Another kicker. The photographer had a very interesting perspective.

This guy must have been Delirious to wear that outfit in the heat. Eddie Murphy called from 1983 and wants his jacket back.

This dude sort of pulls it off. Notice our old friend Delirious in the foreground taking a mental note of his moves.

This guy had no idea what he was doing. Whatever he was doing, he was having fun doing it.

This one was adorable. Much too cute to make fun of.

Doublemint gum ad?

I think you are meant to believe she seduced the tower over.

This kid was actually falling asleep while posing.

Tai chi anyone?

So there you have it - humans at their finest.  But of course, we too are just simple humans so how could we not join in on the fun?