San Giusto Volterra
Via Pisana 35 Volterra, Tuscany, Italy
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A walk in Pisa
On the third day of the Cruise we arrived at our first stop, Livorno in Italy, close to Pisa.
Deciding that we'd avoid the guided tours and instead use local transportation to visit Pisa for a few hours, we took a buss to Livorno train station and purchased a return ticket to Pisa. The whole trip was quite short and only getting out somewhat late kept us from spending more than the few hours we had before ...
The bus isn't going to be here for how long?!
... get off at Saline. When we reached Saline, once again, we didn't know where to go. Thankfully, when we got off, our train friend was waiting to point us in the right direction. We all laughed as we ran to catch our next train. When the train pulled up, I thought they were joking. It was a teensy, rickety, two car train. As we sat on the constantly rattling train, we laughed and tried to pass the time. We took the train to Cecina, where we discovered that we would ...
Oh Bella, Oh Edward, Oh .........
... since it was built in the 5th century. We had a rest and although being quite high the weather was warm and the boys threw off their shirts to play while we had a well earned rest. The township itself is not that big but the hills and never ending steps make it a lot slower to get around and a great work out for those thighs.
We visited the ice cream shop which happened to be near the lookout from the town that ...
A Wee Bit of Florence, Pisa and Lucca,
... looked at us funny for wanting to order dinner at 5:30 in the evening, as most Italians eat dinner between 8 and 10pm. However, I had the most delicious bowl of Gnocchi I could have had three plates! Thankfully there was no seating charge and we just sat and people watched as everyone sitting around us ordered drinks as we ravenously shoved our dinners into our stomachs! After dinner we continued to wander and just enjoyed the general view. Unfortunately we ...
The Five Jewels of Cinqueterra
... Varanazza for a coffee. Then hiked to our destination of Corniglia. This is a town that travel writer Rick Steeves deems perfect for hermits, iconoclasts, aritsts, and mountain goats. Aptly put. Unlike the other towns, Corniglia is perched above the ocean and depends on big views rather than seaside presence which lent it a slightly different air. Getting home was a breeze with the convenient (but late) train system. We made it just in time for ...


