Yesterday’s scramble over the mountain between Riomaggiore and Manarola did nothing good for Deb’s trick knee, so we are taking it a little easy today. Our destination is Corniglia, our favorite town, for a big lunch. From the train station in Corniglia to the town is 370 steps up and, of course, 370 steps down to come back. With a Cinque Terre Card, we can take the bus instead.
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| Caffe normale |
Although I had “signed up” for a big lunch, I realized that I haven’t seen a green vegetable since we got to Italy, almost two weeks ago. I ordered pasta and green beans. Deb, who has seen too much fruita de mare (seafood) opts for hamburgo de Angus con petatine fritte (hamburger and french fries!). Italians usually have coffee after the meal. After clearing our plates, the waitress asks, “Caffé?” I answer “si.” She says “normale?” I say “si.” And then she brings out an espresso cup that is a quarter full, an interesting definition of “normal.” The tour books say that a good Italian can sip his coffee for two hours or so. Wow!
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| Alternative transportation between towns |
After our siesta, we do our final tour of Manarola, checking out a few little alleys that we had missed before, had an aperitif, stopped at the pasta take-out for some ravioli to eat at the apartment, and started preparing for the final leg of our journey, Florence.
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