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Our Hotel, Hotel Margherita (the yellow one)

'tis m'lady Angelina and I, Giacomo (with the fresh kicks on the right) Town of Vernazza behind

Monterosso alleyway

The Cinque Terre trail

Trail (easy part)

Vernazza

View of Monterosso from Riomaggiore

So we are in Cinque Terre for the last 2 days and it is absolutely gorgeous. If you haven't been here:

1) Go

2) Picture your favorite small resort town, add the sun, Italian food & culture, wine, and an amazing 5 hour hike and you have the Cinque Terre

Cinque Terre is a region along the NW Italian Coast consisting of 5 towns linked together by an 8 mile, 4-5 hour hike with elevation rises and drops of up to 400 feet. Apparently the people who built it thousands of years ago built it all by carrying and carving large stones up and down the mountainside without any adhesives and it is still mostly in tact. It is absolutely amazing. What else is amazing is the people who do the hike. There was a 6 year old on the trail finishing it with his mom. We saw people that must have been 70+ wearing sweaters, jackets, khakis, and dress shoes, and it was 70*! We saw women wearing sandals with heels, flip flops, and a 65 year old with his shirt open like fabio! The scenery was fantastic. The hike took us a little under 5 hours, with a stop for lunch in the town of Vernazza for about 45 minutes. We took some amazing photos and had a fantastic time. 

Had some awesome pizza tonight at Piazza la Smorfi, where a real pirate makes your pizza! Also met some awesome people from Bham tonight at a wine bar, Tom and Sandy, so a shoutout to them, who will never see this blog!

We will be heading to Florence in the AM and keep you posted!

Ciao,

Giangelina