April 20
Rhonda and I take the metro to the train station, then a 5 hour train ride to Moterosso Al Mar in Cinque Terre. Our plan is to hike all day tommorrow to all 5 villages. We pull our luggage up a steep climb to a Porto Roca, a great hotel on a cliff. We get a room with a balcony overlooking the sea and the town, with the sound of the waves crashing on the rocks below. We have dinner at Belvedere, an outstanding reasonably priced traditional Italian and seafood restaurant. The weather forecast for tommorrow is overcast and raining. Rhonda says she is not going to hike if the weather is bad, but I am determined to hike anyway since we are only here for 2 days.
April 21
It is raining outside, but I dress for hiking and we get to breakfast just before they close at 10am. We meet the couple at the table next to us who happen to live in my sisters neighborhood in Miami! It is a small world. The rain lets up so Rhonda agrees to hike. The path is rocky, slippery, wet, and steep. Rain comes and goes, with an occasional peek from the sun. This coastal trail has magnificient views of the cliffs, ocean, terrace farming(olive groves, lemon trees, flowers), lush terrain, and the villages we pass through. Each village has a tiny harbor, with small wooden fishing boats parked on the street, a main square, 4 story buildings with ground floor restaurants and stores, and narrow walkways. We complete the hike in 5 hours, and take the local train, which passes along the coast through each town, back to Monterosso. After a hot shower, and washing my hiking clothes, we have another delicious dinner at Belvedere. I savored every bite of the best fish soup I have ever had. It is very windy so we take a brisk walk through the Mideavil tiny alleyways of Monterosso.
April 22
It is windy, overcast and drizzling. We leasurely get up, have breakfast, walk around town, buy a few things, and return to the hotel. We sit on chaise lounges holding umbrellas, on a terrace overlooking the ocean and the town. We take the train back to Rome, arriving at 8:30pm.
Rhonda and I take the metro to the train station, then a 5 hour train ride to Moterosso Al Mar in Cinque Terre. Our plan is to hike all day tommorrow to all 5 villages. We pull our luggage up a steep climb to a Porto Roca, a great hotel on a cliff. We get a room with a balcony overlooking the sea and the town, with the sound of the waves crashing on the rocks below. We have dinner at Belvedere, an outstanding reasonably priced traditional Italian and seafood restaurant. The weather forecast for tommorrow is overcast and raining. Rhonda says she is not going to hike if the weather is bad, but I am determined to hike anyway since we are only here for 2 days.
April 21
It is raining outside, but I dress for hiking and we get to breakfast just before they close at 10am. We meet the couple at the table next to us who happen to live in my sisters neighborhood in Miami! It is a small world. The rain lets up so Rhonda agrees to hike. The path is rocky, slippery, wet, and steep. Rain comes and goes, with an occasional peek from the sun. This coastal trail has magnificient views of the cliffs, ocean, terrace farming(olive groves, lemon trees, flowers), lush terrain, and the villages we pass through. Each village has a tiny harbor, with small wooden fishing boats parked on the street, a main square, 4 story buildings with ground floor restaurants and stores, and narrow walkways. We complete the hike in 5 hours, and take the local train, which passes along the coast through each town, back to Monterosso. After a hot shower, and washing my hiking clothes, we have another delicious dinner at Belvedere. I savored every bite of the best fish soup I have ever had. It is very windy so we take a brisk walk through the Mideavil tiny alleyways of Monterosso.
April 22
It is windy, overcast and drizzling. We leasurely get up, have breakfast, walk around town, buy a few things, and return to the hotel. We sit on chaise lounges holding umbrellas, on a terrace overlooking the ocean and the town. We take the train back to Rome, arriving at 8:30pm.
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