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| Manarola |
We are so close! We have been wanting to go to Cinque Terre for cinque anni, and now we are only cinque chilometri away. We get a quick cappuccino and a croissant. There are almost no bugs, but a pesky mosquito lands on my forehead, which Deb nimbly swats and brushes off into my coffee…thanks!
The train station is packed. The line for the Cinque Terre Card is long, the platform is crowded and once the train arrives, it’s a stampede to get on. We had decided to spend some of the morning just riding the train between towns, but now with standing room only that seems less than pleasant. So we get off at the town we are staying in, Manarola. Surprise, surprise…virtually the entire train gets off at our stop. The train leaves, empty and we are on the platform with throngs of tour people. We flow with the tours through a long tunnel into the center of town.
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| Gelatos |
After a cappuccino and a croissant, our check-in spot is a trekking shop 5 doors down. Once checked in, we are guided to the apartment by a young lady. She has no problem climbing the hundred or so steps up the hill, but then again, she’s not carrying two suitcases. The apartment is a three story walk-up, of course. It’s a lovely apartment, bedrooms on the third floor, kitchen on the fourth, all with balconies and gorgeous views, right next to the bell tower.
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| Hedgehog Cactus |
We have finally gotten into the Greek eating timetable, with a big meal at about 2PM and a light meal at 7 or 8PM. But we’re not in Greece anymore. Here the big meal is in the evening, apparently. Well, we have two weeks to figure it out!
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