Hotel Euromar Marina Di Massa

... a browse through their beer selection and as I was doing so the waitress extolled the virtues of the Aventinus Eisbock.
She said it was a 12% beer that still had a Belgian fruity quality but with the 12% kick.
Had to give it a go and after half a glass on top of the 9% tripel I just had before am really feeling that kick as I write this!!!
Lucky she gave me some bread and crisps to go with the beer...

... river! It was pretty cool. We discovered that this church was built in the 14th century to house a thorn from Christ’s crown. Kind of interesting.

Crossing the river at Ponte di Mezzo, we sluggishly walked onward to Piazza dei Miracoli, where Pisa’s massive cathedral, baptistry, and famous Leaning Tower all are. The piazza itself is one of the loveliest we’ve seen – sprawling green lawns, teeming with ...

Partie tot ce matin pour se rendre a monterosso, premier village de 5 dans le parc national des cinque terre. Apres 1h40 de train, nous voila au deprt du sentier qui relie les 5 petits villages. A flanc de montagne, nous avons traverser plusieurs champs de vigne et plantations d'olivier de village en village ...

... mais apres presque 900 ans, elle est toujours la. dans le meme espace, il y a la cathedrale et un autre batiment , tous ca, en marbre blanc. En dehors de cette attraction, pise possede encore une bonne partie de ces fortification. si non, c'est une ville etudiante, avec 3 universites,donc il y a quand meme pas mal de vie

... and we stayed until we were ready to retire for the evening.

Sat 14 Nov
Next day we had a sleep-in and then went for a run around the 4km city walls. Twice around was enough for Kim and I managed a 3rd. After a shower we were back in town for more meandering and I had one of the best Cupuccio's (Capuccino) ever!! We found a few hours during siesta to catch up with the ...

Just realized those not on facebook haven't seen pictures from Pisa and Florence. No long recap of Anthony and I's weekend in Tuscany, for obvious reasons. Also note that "Anthony and Alison's Great Adventure" was like taking a knife.

Love you guys! :)

... eyes, uugh. I got pasta with eggplant that melted in your mouth, Mmmm. We got dessert and wine, and it was a delicious first meal in Italy. The next day we did a short easy hike from Riomaggiore to Manarola, also known as Lovers' Lane. It was about 1km and basically along a cliff. I was pretty uneasy the whole time, due to my fear of heights, but other than that is was beautiful. The weather was perfect, the sun shining, the ...

... it might be them...but i walked quickly to the restaurant and when i saw it was closed realized it was them. so walked back and the woman was gone but the man was now towards the end of the street with his wheelbarrow talking to two oth** men. yes......deep breathe....trying my best to refrain any strong language... so i walk up and say scuzi, you are from the restaurant? si! i give a smile and start to show the bill. he is a bit short** than me but grabs me to the side by the ...

... there were a ton more stairs to climb, but you know I'm in shape:) I breezed through Corniglia, and then on my path to Manarola, there was a little bar, where I stopped for a banana, and a HUGE water, because although most of the path was in shade since it was still morning, I was super sweaty (surprised anyone?), and needed to rehydrate. When I got to Manarola, I took a quick look around and then headed to Riomaggiore. By now I was starting to get quite hungry. When I ...

... the top, and after climbing an additional two flights of stairs within our building, we finally found our nice little room and even nicer bed. The next morning, we awoke to the distant sounds from the street far below. I found a passage leading out to a private balcony, carved into the side of the cliff. There was nothing below but the blue sea stretching out to the horizon. Looking along the coast, huge hills met with the sea, their slopes clothed in olive ...