Saturday, November 15, 2008

Leaning Tower

Went to the Leaning Tower of Pisa. My camera is still acting up so no pictures. I didn't climb it either. Paying 15 euro to climb a tower that's not that tall and falling over when I could go to a balcony of restaurant that's stable with a better view seems like a waste to me.

The Tower started to fall as it was being built. The base wasn't big enough for the height of the tower. Combine that with the fact the ground is a big sinkhole and you've got a problem. I don't know why they didn't tear it down and start over. It leans another 3 inches every year. Won't be around much longer now I imagine.

Sunday, November 9, 2008

Prepositions

Italians say sitting "on a chair" but standing "in your feet." This seems backwards to me.

Saturday, November 1, 2008

The Irish government is really corrupt. A man with Alzheimer’s was elected as Prime Minister once. I thought America was bad.