Cinque Terre is my Pinterst dream. Seriously, I found out about this place after re-pinning a pin on my Pinterest to my "Bucket List" board. YAY for Pinterest being useful! Double YAY for crossing something off my bucket list! Anyway, for those of you that don't know, there are five small cliff towns on the west cost of Italy. Monterosso al Mare, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola, and Riomaggiore. They are mostly fishing towns but have become popular with tourists because they are so unusual and the scenery is insanely beautiful. If you make it anywhere near Florence or Pisa you should check it out.
We planned for two nights in Corniglia, that's the smallest of the towns and the central town. There's a train that goes between the towns or you can opt for a hiking trail. We did hike from Corniglia to Vernazza- it was hot, I was on cold medicine and the hike was a little more intense than we had thought. Nothing like WA but there were lots of ups and downs. Hiking with a cold is not fun. My legs were noodles. BUT- IT WAS BEAUTIFUL. I can't tell you how many times the word "Wwwoooowwww" left my lips.
Here are some of the images from our time in Cinque Terre. Enjoy!
The people we met:
Everywhere we go we have had pleasure of meeting some wonderful people. I've been trying to take more photos of the people we meet. Unfortunately, I decided this as we were leaving Cinque Terre so i don't have photos of everyone but I'll give em a shot out!
Jess and Mathieu: A delightful Canadian couple that were staying next-door to us. We shared some great conversation on the terrace of the apartment building we were staying in. They were nice and funny- just what you'd expect from Canadians. Hopefully we get to see them out in Seattle!
Atlanta couple: We didn't catch their names but we met them on the beach in Vernazza. We found out that they are taking a year off from work to travel around the world. This included sailing around the Caribbean and then selling their belongings to finish their trip. We have checked out their blog and found new inspiration for future trips. It seems like to matter where we go we meet people with a similar philosophies on life and its awesome to hear how people are making their dreams a reality. This couple is doing it right!
