Vico Busco Bed & Breakfast Chiavari

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?

... randonne de 4.5 heures avec des vues incoryables sur la mer et les falaises.

avec le retard du train, nous somme revenue a Pise en debut de soiree. Apres un autre excellent repas accompagne d'un chianti local, je me lance a la recherche d'une auberge pour notre destination de demain : florence

... the Med before taking us inland and through the olive groves.

On arrival at Portofino we were greeted with a similar village to those in Cinque Terre but not quite as quaint. Not sure what all the fuss is about...Santa Margherita wins our vote.

Back at Scooby for lunch of bbq chicken wraps and biscotti for dessert, then onto the autopista to lovely Lucca.

... moved and then as if to add one last jab she said, " Atleast we'll get away from the coughing guy", so now we are the ones who will catch sickness because we wanted out seats. We are damned if we do, damned if we don't. One way or another we can never make the people of the train happy.

We arrive in Genoa at the stop we think is ours. The weather is hot and sunny. We have a two hour lay over, so we stroll over to this beautiful town square that is within ...

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 ...

... train.

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 ...

... went o Florence.) And honestly, that was more than enough for me. If I had had it my way, we might still be in Lucca. Upon seeing the apartment we immediately decided to stay an extra night, but not even that made me restless. I've now admitted to myself that I want to come home, and that the places I've still to see are little more than things that stand in the way of vic bay, my couch and the people I love. I'm still excited to see Budapest ...

... town section (though 'new' might be relative, they both looked pretty old to me) connected by a short tunnel underneath a rocky large hill/small mountain with a closed-down aquarium on top and an active convent, which looked quite imposing, complete with castle-like edges and gargoyley décor. We weren't far away, right in the middle of the town (though it's kind of hard not to be, it's pretty small) near the craziest town clock/church bells combo you've ever heard. Nothing I ...

... Got off here and walked around the village. This is the main of the five villages and there are many fishing boats around. Decided to do one of the many walks in the area, Riomaggiore to Manarola. The path I chose went along the coast and was easy. In the middle was a bar, so I stopped for a drink and snack. The walk only takes 20 minutes. Once in Manarola, after walking around the village. I decided to walk to the next village ...

... Wat kan na zo'n tocht een haven tegenvallen! De foto's in de pilot beloven de hemel op aarde, maar het blijkt een grote vuilnisbelt. En nog duur ook: voor dat geld zou je drie dagen in Alassio kunnen liggen. De bar bij de haven is in feite een grote tent en kan zelfs niet onze dagelijks espresso verzorgen want de automaat is kapot (en dat in Italie!). Dan maar zonder koffie op weg. Een lange tocht met een ruime bocht om het smerige en ...