April 19, 2012 - Cinque Terre
Ahhh, Italy, the adventure continues.
On our way to La Spezia and then to the Cinque Terre. Not a bad train ride from Rome, very scenic. It was just beautiful on the way to La Spezia...from mountains to the ocean.
Our little Italian village of Biassa.
Looking through the mountains down on La Spezia.
Lovin' it!
The Mediterranean ... unfortunately, it was not the best weather when we arrived.
Who cared? No one! We were in Italy!
Riomaggiore
Stairs down to the water, these were everywhere but roped off due to the water being rough.
Dinner in the second town of Manarola.
Cheers!
Can I just say yum! Grilled veggies and pesto spaghetti.
This was one of the best desserts ever! It was a chocolate cake with a layer of pears in it, surrounded by fruits and a cherry sauce. Ann, Thea, and I about fell over when we had a bite because it was that good!
After walking around in the cold rain, we decided it was time for a little bit of warmth.
There was this tunnel in Riomaggiore that connected up to the train platform, the entire tunnel was fill with these mosaics, absolutely stunning works of art!
Our first day in the Cinque Terre was lovely, the weather wasn't the greatest but we were hoping the next day would be better. That night when we got back to our hostel, the owner informed us the hot water and the heat had been knocked out when the storm came through. We all slept with about six blankets on top of us and the next morning took the coldest, fastest shower ever!
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