Pisa – day 4

In the morning we called the embassy in Roma to report the lost and stolen passport and find what was necessary to get a temporary passport sent to us. Right off they said we would have to get to Roma ourselves to fill out the forms, get photos taken and answer questions. My heart sank because to that point I thought a day’s delay and a bunch of money (fees, lost reservations …) was all we were faced with. Now cinque terre was out and we had to get to Roma. So we packed up and headed for the Carabinieri and then back to Pisa. We found the Carabinieri office without trouble and knocked on the door. I was met by a young officer who knew less English than I know Italian. By then I had figured out how to say that I had lost my passport, etc. so he filled out an official report for me which was what the embassy had requested. Off we cycled to Pisa the same way we came and checked back in to the same hotel. We found information on train schedules and tickets and a cheap hotel in the area between the train station and the embassy (I love booking.com). The hotel in Pisa will get a 5 star rating from me for taking great care of us. OK, we were set to get to Roma the next morning early.