Cinque Terra

Sorry about the delay, I have not been motivated to write as of late, you understand? but, I have some catching up to do, so here goez

All I can say is WOW. This is a magical place, "The Five Lands" comprises five villages: Monterosso al Mare, Vernazza, Corniglia,Manarola, and Riomaggiore.

I arrived from Venice here pretty late at night, originally I had taken the train into La Spezia, but after an hour in that town, I decided to hop back on the train to Riomaggiore in hopes that I can wing it. 

Well it worked out, I wandered up the hill with my hobbit pack on, draped in Tibetan prayer flags and the dirt of several other countries I fumbled into what was probably luck, the only place open a little bakery. I asked for a "ostello" (hostel) the women nodded, picked up the phone and made a call, and after a brief undecipherable italian conversation she put the phone down and eluded to the idea that a man was coming to get me.

Awesome job, I sat and had a pastry and about 5 min later an older italian bloke came in and told me he had a room at his house for rent at 15 Euro a night (about 20 US)

Riomaggiore, similar to its sister cities is steep and narrow in nature, kind of. as if you were to take big colorful building blocks and arrange them in a fashion that almost seems unreasonable.

There is an amazing hiking path between the cities offering views that only the greatest words can describe. I have some photos here, but they simply fall short of the display you capture with your own eye.

Two nights here, I take a good and needed swim in the ocean, then head to Genoa. Yeah, thats me...