Sole Terra Mare
Travel Blogs from Corniglia
Rough Seas; Calm "Cabin"
... little town and we ended up having lunch at Ristorante Ciak. The fish looked fresh and it was OK. We did quite a bit of exploring and walking around. We made our way back to the room and took a nap. After a 2 hr nap I awoke and decided to read. The weather was so nice that I thought I’d open up the windows that overlooked the terrace. I saw someone reading out there and was surprised to find that the person was a friend of ours! In fact, he was the one ...
Bright but dusty
... 1103; даже толко 84; и не видно. Особе 85;но мерзк 80;е первы 77; 20-30 км после Генуи. Потом пейза 78; ...
More wine? Don't mind if I do!
Vernazza, Monterosso, Levanto.
Today is to be our last day on the Cinque Terre and I know that tomorrow I will be sorry to leave this quiet, magical fairytale land to head to the bigger towns and the more realistic side of Italy but I shall leave this area with fond memories and a strong desire to return again one day, perhaps on a romantic whim.
Our day began with goodbyes to Heather and Emily who were heading elsewhere in Europe but with clear blue sky and bright sunshine ...
Tripping over terraces
... never having heard of competition or survival of the fittest – changed their flight schedules twice after our bookings were made, sending our best laid plans awry. Still, we had a scenic train ride along the shores of Lac Leman/Geneva, where between the lakeside towns grapevines stretch down the hillside almost to touching distance from the railway track, and thence to Brig, under the Alps to Domodossola in Italy and then to the grand vaulted station ...
Darn You Landslides...
Before I came to Italy I would hop on the website "StumbleUpon" (it lets you "stumble" across different websites based on categories) and set it to "Italy." All of the images that would come up made me want to travel here even more. One of the traditional destinations in Italy seemed to be Cinque Terre--a string of five cities situated on the Tuscan coast; colorful blocks of buildings tucked into the craggy mountainside. Needless to say it was instantly added to my list ...