Hotel 5 Terre Monterosso
Via IV Novembre, 21 Monterosso, Cinque Terre, Italian Riviera, 19016, Italy
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Today began with a train ride. THE train ride. Apparantly times have changed since we loooked them up, so our train still left at 6:46am from Nice, it just connected to a different train in Ventimiglia, and then to a different train in Genova. The last train showed us the delights of a regional Italian train. It stopped at every stop and therfore, …
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Exploring the Italian Riviera.....
... the hike, the place was a ZOO, with hordes of people everywhere. I could barely make my way through the streets to the harbour! The restaurants were all packed, so I moved out of the harbour plaza and tried to find a small restaurant in one of the other parts of town. I finally settled on a small take-out Pizza place on the street leading up to the station, and ordered a half Pizza and a can of Sprite. I sat on the concrete steps of a building across from the ...
My return to the land of Pesto and Sciachetra.....
... buildings. Some buildings appeared to be more modern, while others were the "blocky" Soviet-style apartments. I was surprised that the Trams operated this far from the city centre, but eventually the tracks stopped. The ride to the airport lasted about half an hour, and I was dropped in front of Terminal 2.
When I first entered, I couldn't locate any EasyJet check-in terminals, so asked at the Information desk and was told the desks wouldn’t be ...
Cinque Terre
... From our hotel you have to travel by train about 1 hour and 20 minutes to reach the first town (on the north end of Cinque Terre) Monterosso al Mare. The walk itself to Vernazza is 2 miles and should take 90 minutes. This is the most challenging of the trails with steep ascents and descents. We were advised to start at the north end of Cinque Terre and work our way ...
Day Nineteen - Cinque Terre
... a staircase from hell to the upper part of Corniglia. We had lunch here and then they said an arduous hour and half hike was next. I asked how bad it was compared to the 382 steps and the guide laughed and said, "Oh, its more intense."
After lunch was done, they asked if anyone wanted to take a shuttle instead to the next town. Jess was kind of thinking about it and I didn't want my wife to feel embarrassed by opting for the shuttle, ...


