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Travelogue: Italy
Cinque Terre: In Vernazza
We flew into Milan on Saturday, spent the night there, and on Easter Sunday took the train straight to Cinque Terre, a group of five picturesque villages on the west coast of Italy.
We met a very nice Italian woman and her daughter who were taking the train to Genoa for the day. She enjoyed practicing her English on us, and we enjoyed guessing at our Italian with her. Contrary to what we were expecting, we learned from her that Cinque Terre is a very popular tourist spot for Italians on Easter weekend.
The train platform in Vernazza was a sea of people. By contrast, when Dan visited in March of last year he saw just a few people. Fortunately, we were able to find a room with just a few calls - the last room the hotel had, which turned out to be a recurring theme of our trip.
Vernazza's tiny harbor is surrounded by tightly-packed and brightly-colored buildings at odd angles.
The café in the square lets patrons take their coffee and pastries outside to sit along this walkway or on the breakwater.
Just one of many weathered and fading walls that caught my eye.
These green shutters are ubiquitous in Cinque Terre. I liked the odd angles in this view, looking up from a café in the town center.
