Hotel Mignon Posta Rapallo

We will be staying Riomaggiore (one of the five villages) and have booked our accomodation already at Casa Lorenza  We will be staying in apartment Nettuno.

What shouldn't we miss while we are here?

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 ...

... so we decided it was best to settle away from the centre of town for a change and park in a residential district about 1km away... much more tranquilo!!

Splashed out on take away pizza for dinner but ate it in the shop and washed down with a bottle of beer. We became the hot topic of conversation when owners and local patrons found out we were Australian and were ...

... leaving you with a bright cheery feeling, the sun is shining and there are palm trees everywhere. Anyways back to Genoa the soon to be ground hog's day of our trip. We had checked, checked and double checked our ticket to make sure we knew of any transfers and where they happened. We made sure we were in our rightful seats even we have had to many experiences of getting in trouble for being in the wrong seat and we are tired of playing musical chairs. As we ...

This morning we woke up to get ready to go on the Historic Center walking tour of Genoa. We had a nice breakfast at the buffet and I even found a decaf cappa for breakfast too. We met in the lounge at 8:45 and got on a little boat in the harbor and had a tour of the harbor and then got off at the aquarium and started our tour. Genoa is very nice and the historic section dates back ...

... in the morning. Around every corner there was yet another stunning view of the cliffs and the crashing waves. The walls of the tunnel along the walk was covered in graffiti all with a love theme. I looked everywhere for a 'Ben' but couldn't find one. I didn't come prepared either, no sharpie on hand. People who walk the trails also bring or buy locks and leave them along the trail which was very neat to see. The rain was still lurking at this point so we grabbed lunch in ...

... a token Kiwi (New Zealander) thrown in for fun, because a couple of the girls were staying in the same apartment with me. (I should also note that this apartment was seriously about 100 steep steps up. Quite a hike every time you wanted to go home.) and about 6 of us took the train to Monterosso and planned to hike back to Riomaggiore where we were staying. It was pretty much a ridiculously hot day, but we made the ...

... took a rest and explored the town. I enjoyed my first (of many) Italian pizza slices while sitting in the sun by the harbor. It was unfortunately cold that day so we couldn't get in the ocean. This was a true shame because the water was crystal clear and looked so inviting. We kept moving in order to make it to the last town before sundown. This was the hardest part of the hike with never ending ups and downs. In the last stretch we came across a lemonade ...

... blocking the view of the mountains is the sea of clouds that dump snow upon the popular skiing destinations. I can't understand more than thank you, yes, and no in French. The town, although full of history, is only if anything the quiet weekend I needed away. Perhaps it is just the feeling of being free of obligations again that lead me to this adventurous and carefree mood, Lighting my ...

5th May 2000 Breakfasted on rolls, croissants, and jam for the 8th day in a row, and headed for the dock. (not forgetting my failed attempt to get a map from the Automobile Club-but being given a magnificent travel guide in Italian, and Cheryl determined to have three rolls of film developed). The trip to Portofino is a half-hour, with a brief stop at Santa Margurita. A boat the size of a Manly catamaran, with an entirely open top deck. Not too many people on board for ...