Bye Bye Rome, Europe trip.

Trevi Fountain was the last sight seeing stop and we left for Pisa . However we were going to Pisa via Florence and a night halt at Hotel Tucsany Inn in Montecatini .
While researching for maps and this blog it is revealed that The town Montecatini ,popularly called Montecatini Terme,because of the theremal spas, has a population of only about 20,000 but with 250 odd hotels caters to some 200,000 tourists every year who come to visit the famous thermal spas and the splendid gardens maintained by the city.Our tour manager did not tell us any of this nor did we go any where in the city as we had checked in at midnight and checked out at 0800 in the morning to go to Pisa.
Rome to Florence is about 300 K Ms.While going to Ashoka Hotel , Florence for dinner we passed through a beautiful spot on a hill known as Michele Angelo Square . During the city tour we passed it once more and finally before leaving Florence for Montecatini we passed the the same square for the third time .Not only that next day while returning from Pisa we had a photo stop at the same square .Obviously not much thought was given to route planning or to efficient time utilization.Time taken in going through Michele Angelo Square three times could have been better spent in seeing more sights.
Hotel Tuscany Inn was quite O K . We had a room with very good view of a railway line a some castle loook like buildings on hill tops and so took some photos from the room in morning .

From  Room 301, a Panoramic view  Montecatini Town.

Express Train going some where .
Photo from room 301 of Hotel Tuscany Inn.

View of old town of Montecatini from room 301.Old town is 290 meters above the New Montecatini Town.It is called Montecatini Alto, alto meaning high .Visible on the Left is St Peter's Church and Bell Tower.On the right is Villa Gaia dating back to 1870 , now a hotel.

 









Hotel Tuscany Inn where we stayed.



Next morning it was back on the road............