While
we were travelling by train to Pisa we became rather concerned when the blue
sky changed to haze which became more and more dense as we travelled. However it did clear and we arrived, late
afternoon to pleasant grey balmy day at Pisa.
As
it was still afternoon we decided to
visit the Palazzo Blu, about 30 minutes walk away from
our hotel,was
open til 8pm and thought we would check it out.
However, upon arrival we were surprised to be charged a significant fee
to enter. But we dutifully paid and trouped upstairs to admire the impressive art and
original décor of the palace museum. Most interesting was a collection of drawings of
early buildings and scenery of Pisa. Collected and drawn by Adele and her
daughter Adele, many of the buildings either do not exist or have changed, making this a very valuable and
treasured history of Pisa. Just as we
were about to leave, we noticed that people were going downstairs to the
basement. We decided to follow and discovered the real reason for the exhorbitant entry fee - The
Toulouse Lautrec Exhibition! This large dramatic display of his works and of the era that he lived and worked – the stories and history - most interesting! Here til
February and well worth the visit if anyone is passing by.
We
also wondered why all the Pisa crowds had decided to cruise down the Main street and why everything
was humming. It turned out that this
Sunday evening was one of a series of Christmas festivities. The featured band, Soul Wood treated us all
to a couple of hours of excellent jazz – a perfect end of day event at Pisa.
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