Day 1 of Cinque Terre! First thoughts - it's really hot here, and I'm really out of shape. The guide said this walk should take 1.5 hours, I took nearly 3 (in my defence, I did stop to take something like 500 pictures...). Anyways, I'm not going to provide too much commentary, since I think the pictures do most of the talking. I will say that 5Terre is definitely worth going to if you're not afraid of doing a bit of walking/hiking (and some trails are less challenging than others) and the actual views you see here are way better than my pictures!
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| The first thing I saw after leaving the train station. Yeah this is going to be awesome! :) |
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| You can actually see some of the damage from last year's floods evident on the buildings still. |
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| The local people are very proud of how they've been able to bounce back after the flood of October 2011, as well they should be. I know some tourists are hesitant to come here because they don't know if it's recovered - I don't think that's an issue. Come see for yourself! There's still some construction, but overall I think they've done an amazing job! |
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| Oh it's lunch time? OK I'll have... whatever's in your deep fryer! |
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| Never mind the views that 5Terre is famous for, even the trails themselves are gorgeous! |
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| But yeah, seriously watch where you're stepping out there. I don't think that's supposed to be off the trail like that... |
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| These carts on rails are supposed to help in the harvesting of grapes from the slopes, but I'd love to take a ride on one of those (like one of those roller coasters you have to sign a waiver for!). C'mon, I bet it's been done before... :P |
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| I found a picture of myself!!! |
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| Couldn't help myself, had to get two scoops. Actually, I kinda did look like that kid afterwards... Somehow that gelato turned me into a ginger... Maybe I need to go see a doctor! |
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| Yeah I'm with the cat on this one. "It's too hot. Screw it, I'm just going to take a nap on the table." |
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| Great little Enoteca (wine bar) with an amazing view over the water (and across the grape-growing slopes). Just stunning at sunset... |
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| Yeah this is the good life... |
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| What a nice decor you have here! Oh and what's that parked out front??? :D:D:D (I miss my subie...) |
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| Delicious pasta for dinner! I also had stuffed mussels for a starter but I was too hungry and I ate them all before I could dig my camera out lol |
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| Now I can't read Italian, but if you look at it sideways, it just looks like he's walking through an open door lol |
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