This trip was obviously some time ago, but it was simply wonderful! Though it was already rainy season we chanced upon a perfectly sunny day the one day we did all of our walking. The views over the water were breathtaking and the trails were nice, though strenuous at times. It was funny to notice that in the actual cities themselves, most of the people were speaking English but, once out to the trails, it was mostly French and German with some Italian and a miserly sprinkling of English. As there are trains that will take you directly to each of the towns individually, most of the Americans who come opt out of the lovely, if rugged, mountain trails. For us, however, these trails were precisely the reason we came.
It felt good to get out and do some hiking after so much time living in a big city. From the trails and from in the cities, it’s totally cute and absolutely scenic. Also, as pesto and foccaccio were both invented in Liguria (the region in which we were travelling), we definitely made a point of sampling both of these foods while in the Cinque Terre.
Unfortunately, two days after our return, massive floods completely wiped out the fifth of the five little towns, killing seven people and destroying many houses. Though this was obviously tragic, we were lucky to get there at literally the last possible moment and luckier still that we were not hurt.
On Sunday, on our way back, we stopped in Pisa and took some pictures with the tower. The two other girls I went with had both already been but, since we had to take the train into Pisa regardless, I wanted to make the extra trip while we were there and see the Leaning Tower. Super cool!
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