Leaving a place like Bellagio was tough, but the fact that it was rainy helped a bit. I should have mentioned that we traveled mostly by train, and with one exception, they were on time, and we made all our connections but one, including some very tight ones.
Our next stop was Rio Maggiore, one of the Cinque Terra.
Cinque Terra is five small fishing villages built on ridiculously vertical coastal hills. We stayed in an apartment with a patio/garden overlooking the sea. It was owned and rented out by one of the nicest people we've ever met. In fact all our hotels etc. were great and I'm showing their email addresses as I write these posts. Signora Lorenza's is:
info@casalorenza.it
Our lovely apartment was on a hillside with a small terrace overlooking the sea. It was 134 steps down to the main street and at least 134 back up.
Jean makes friends wherever she goes. Italy was full of friendly cats.
The sea was very agitated and impressive for the first two days and the ferry ride we hoped to take was not available. The drama of the waves was pretty good compensation. Here are some pictures of waves and shoreline.
Here are a few pictures from Vernazza (you can see Monte Rosa in the distance) and Monte Rosa (Vernazza is the tiny village along the shore in the middle), two other Cinque Terra villages. The bottom one will look much better in full screen mode, if you can do it.
Next stop and next post (they are anagrams), Siena.
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