Sunday, August 7, 2011

Becoming One with the Tourist Hordes in Cinque Terre

We knew it was going to be bad. Italy in June-July. But Greg is a schoolteacher & Italy was his #1 destination. So we took a deep breath, loads of planning, and became one with the mass of tourists.

And it wasn't as bad as we feared. Lots of it was unbelievably awesome. And Cinque Terre, where we've been a few times before, wasn't the mass of old people and blank eyed tourists we thought it would be...ok it actually kinda was. But it is STILL so awesome we loved it. And got burnt to a crisp. A good time was had by all.

Cinque Terre
Corniglia - the unpopular village on the hill that treated us very well

harbor Vernazza Italy
Vernazza - site of our first swim

Dinner in Cinque Terre
Dinner of muscles, clams, squid, and fish

sea Manarola
Manarola - 2nd swim

Cinque Terre cat
Lazy cat!

Vernazza tourist
Vernazza night

Manarola Italy
Manarola

Cinque Terre Italy
Love Lock

Cinque Terre 5 fishing villages
Rio Maggiore

Porters

sea Rio Maggiore
Rio Maggiore boats
 
Italy coast
Ferry ride through Cinque Terre
 
Feeling happy, but burnt. Weak English skin

Porter power!

Yes. Very burned

tortellini Italy
Meal with tortellini from Bologna, pesto from Cinque Terre

In-n-out shirt out of our window

Corniglia vista

Cotniglia

Corniglia Italy
Beautiful wine bar Greg found in Corniglia

Cinque Terre
Sweet hound sends us off

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