Cinque Terre
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I don't know which part of our trip I was most excited about: Rome or Cinque Terre.
We have heard wonderful things about both places and after some great recommendations from friends, we only ended up dedicating one day to Cinque Terre. There is really too much to do in Italy and we packed in loads in our 10 days.
We have heard wonderful things about both places and after some great recommendations from friends, we only ended up dedicating one day to Cinque Terre. There is really too much to do in Italy and we packed in loads in our 10 days.
This UNESCO World Heritage site is now protected to keep from overcrowding and wearing out the trails between the five towns. You must purchase a pass for walking the trails (and there are checkpoints between towns) and eventually the daily total number of people allowed to enter the towns will be limited.
Monterosso
Eat alllll the foccacia. Doesn't matter what's on it but the potato slices were surprisingly tasty! We found focaccia very close to the train station :) easy peasy.
Eat alllll the foccacia. Doesn't matter what's on it but the potato slices were surprisingly tasty! We found focaccia very close to the train station :) easy peasy.
Has to be one of the most beautiful hikes I've ever done.
I read another blog that called Vernazza 'the pretty, popular girl in school'. I totally get that now.
Taylor was stung by a little blue jellyfish less than a minute after I took this photo. It was terrifying for both of us for different reasons. He had just watched a documentary about the deadliest animals in Australia and a jellyfish was one of them. He thought he was about to die.
My terror lay in the fact that I might have to pee on his sting in front of the large crowd. (ever seen that FRIENDS episode??)
Luckily, Taylor was fine. I did a quick google search and found that I didn't actually have to pee on anything. We just watched as the angry red spot on his lower back swelled and then went down again. I read that rubbing the affected area with salt water helped the irritation so that's all we did. It was only a little traumatic and wouldn't stop us from getting in the water again!
My terror lay in the fact that I might have to pee on his sting in front of the large crowd. (ever seen that FRIENDS episode??)
Luckily, Taylor was fine. I did a quick google search and found that I didn't actually have to pee on anything. We just watched as the angry red spot on his lower back swelled and then went down again. I read that rubbing the affected area with salt water helped the irritation so that's all we did. It was only a little traumatic and wouldn't stop us from getting in the water again!
The view from Corniglia.
To be perfectly honest, we didn't give this little spot much time and we didn't fall in love with it as instantly as the other towns. Maybe with more time and good recommendations we would give another go, otherwise, we would happily spend more of our time in...
Manarola!
I love Vernazza for the wow factor and flair but Manarola won us over in its charm and beauty.
We stuck around for dinner (incredible seafood to be had!) and to get this view. Extremely worth it. A perfect summer night.
Riomaggiore
Cinque Terre was just everything I hoped it would be and more. Foccacia was a dream and I doubt I'll ever find a foccacia with potato slices as good as in Monterosso.
Umbrella bookends because I LOVE them.
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