Not much to say about Pisa, except of course if you have to fly into Pisa to get to Florence, it is a no-brainer to spend half a day there so you can get the classic tourist shot with the Leaning Tower:
For our part, we took a taxi from the airport to Pisa Centrale. We left all of our luggage at the left luggage office and set off to the Leaning Tower on foot. Note: when Google Maps tells you the walk is 22 minutes, add about 20 minutes to take into account you are traveling with a baby - you will not be at optimal walking speed!
Did I mention we stupidly packed our stroller? There it was minding its own business in Left Luggage, and our Ergo carrier was safely back at home in London, so we had to carry FDR. When we stopped for lunch at a little sidewalk cafe/pizzeria, we took turns holding him while the other one ate since he was still too little for a high chair. Learn from our mistakes people.
The other new experience was changing him on an unoccupied table in the restaurant because the bathroom wasn't conducive to changing a baby. Until then, we'd been pretty squeamish about such things, and before we had FDR, horrified when other parents did that. We got over it!
After getting our photo op at the Tower, we opted to take a cab back to the station. Turns out many European cities (Paris included) will let you just hold a baby in a car (no car seat) in a taxi. You feel guilty about doing so but it sure beats the walk and/or lugging a car seat around if you think you'll need a taxi.
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