Luna di Marzo Riomaggiore

... best friends by the time we left... 7 Euro well spent!!<br><br>Fri 13 Nov<br>Drizzle greeted us this morning so we got on our wet weather gear and headed off for a walk along the coast to Portofino which was 5km away. The wind blew away any cobwebs we may have had but it blew the rain away so we were happy. The walk followed the coast where we looked into the deep blues ...

... train.<br><br>There was an information center right off the train and the lady laughed at us when we mentioned finding a place to eat lunch. I had read and she reiterated that many places close at 2pm and then reopen for dinner around 6pm. Contrary to her advice we found a place to eat and milked our time there with sodas, pizza and of course desert. A quick train ride from Riomaggiore to Manarola and a steep hike to the top of the city brought us to our hostel. The weather was ...

There are two more blogs coming from me. The cars of Europe and how you drive them. Let's touch on driving first. I know that many of you have driven over here, but for those that have not, here is a little insight.<br><br> Munchen (Munich) is a big city a lot like Denver. Normal looking highways and roads of substantial size and width. It was a good place to get accustomed to driving in a foreign land with new signs and traffic lights and rules ...

... bed every few nights... for your benifit of course! <br><br>It took two trains and three hours to arrive in La Spezia and another quickie up the hill to Riomaggiore which is where I am now. The most southern of the 5 lands. I was sitting on the train just enjoying the view, of mountains in the distance and houses speckled throughout farms, until we went through a tunnel, and I saw some flashes of light ahead and ...

<br> Tuscan Riviera Portovenere<br> Had seen it on Getaway and looked very pretty.. Found a hotel with sea views and have spent 2 nights here resting , climbing around local castles&#8230; eating sleeping and watching the boats go in and out&#8230; not much English here but we are not hungry or thirsty so all going well&#8230;.<br> Tomorrow we are off to the South of France.. 3 nights planned in Nice.. Really looking forward to it but have loved Italy&#8230;

... that business in Cinque Terre). <br><br>The fifth town, Monterosso, had more of an actual sandy beach than Vernazza, but other than that was very similar to, and just as adorable as, the other towns. We grabbed some gelato and focaccia bread at a café that had posted a sign above the bar that said, &#8220;Se lo stress bruciasse realmente calories, dovrei essere una top model!&#8221; Translation: &#8220;If stress burned calories, I&#8217;d be ...

... which had its own patio, huge bathroom and was right near the village center. We spent the next 5 days eatting the best pesto in the world (it was developed here), the best wine which was growing in the hills above us and great pizza:).<br> Amy and I also did the walk one day which is a trail that is hanging on the side of the sea cliffs between the ...

... which seems to be accumalating weight since Ive arrived here. <br><br>After settling in we hiked Cinque Terra, which is the five cities along the coast line - Monterosso, Vernazza, Cornigila, Manarola, and Romaggire - where we stayed. It was absolutely beautiful. Monterosso had an amazing beach with crystal clear water. Vernazza was just really cool. This is where Jyles opted to ditch the hike and go back to Monetrosso for the day. This is ...

... and gave me about 10 so that was breakfast. This old guy seems to appear everywhere. When we went out last night he was on the road site and showed us how to get down to the town centre, he was at the bus stop when we arrived and now picking peaches in the garden next to me. He is a lovely guy who to me is so typically Italian (if that is OK to say?).<br><br>Spent the morning relaxing and enjoying the beautiful scenery in Cinque Terre and then in ...

Our trail in the Cinque Terre is to be seen on the DVD Footloose in Italy available from Amazon.co.uk Filming Diary: September 2004 Reaching the Cinque Terre was not difficult - we based ourselves in La Spezia, so took the airport shuttle from the airport at Genoa into the city, to the train station. I didn't find the Genoese very smiley; an old woman took violent exception to our suitcases on the airport bus and I ...