bust of the Aussie tourist

On the way home from Cinque Terre, we overheard this Aussie tourist jabbering away to his friends. Man, was he annoying!

Fish Food

I found out while swimming in Cinque Terre that apparently my feet are candy to the fish!

beach veiw

On our final day in Cinque Terre, we treated ourselves to a full day at the beach in Monterosso. We rented a beach umbrella, two chairs, laid out in the sun, got a massage and drank compari. It was a wonderful day! (we felt so spoiled!)

Hiking in Cinque Terre

There's a beautiful hike between the towns of Cinque Terre. We hiked between Vernazza and Monterosso the first day (which is the longest and hardest hike)- man is it a workout! The following day, we hiked the rest of the trail going from Vernazza to Corneglia, to Manarola and ending up in Riomaggiore.

El Gigante

At the end of the beach in Monterosso (in Cinque Terre), there is this enormous ruin of a sculpture left over from an Art Deco outside dance floor that once overlooked the ocean. You can read more about it over on Daisy's blog...

man at the bar with a pipe

While enjoying some apertifs before dinner (Campari and Orange), I observed this man smoking a pipe nearby.

view from the castle

Went to Cinque Terre for the weekend and stayed in the wonderful town of Vernazza. The first night there, we climbed to the top of their watchtower / castle and watched the sunset together.