Two Stunning Days in Cinque Terre
We are at a midway point in our trip now. After landing in Naples and spending a few days in Amalfi , Rome and Florence we now head to Cinque Terre meaning 5 towns and pronounced sheen·koo teh·ruh which we of course learned after returning from our trip. We took an early train out of Florence to La Spezia, a port city and the gateway to Cinque Terre. From La Spezia we bought a CT train pass that allowed us to hop on and off the trains connecting the five towns - Riomaggiore, Manarola, Corniglia, Vernazza, and Monterosso al Mare. You could also hike between some of the towns which we saw many people do but was not something we were interested in. The hikes looked hard, lots of steep inclines and in this heat and D's eye condition it was a big no no. But for those interested there is a pass you needed to purchase in order the hike those trails. With only two days in CT we choose to stay in the first town, Riomaggiore to make getting in and out of the region easier and...