Livin Liguria Loco

Cinque Terre, Italy

The last two days have been essential Italy. We basked on the beach, while munching foccasia bread. We ate cannolis after gnocchi after bruschetta. We had gelato for, and between, every meal. We walked the cliffs between each quintessential Italian village, stopping often to gaze at vistas of sea, stone and city. It has been a breath for us. Barcelona was big and confused. It was filled with sites and people and a size we couldn’t quite wrap our backpack-loaded selves around in just three nights. But here, in the Cinque Terre, the pace allows you not only to get a glimpse, not just to feel a little sample, but to truly immerse yourself in the classical Italian feel. This post will be short, because each day is basically a repeat of the last, with perhaps a few different views and different flavors of gelato. We have truly enjoyed it, however, and decided to stay an extra night. So we’ll continue in this dream for a couple more days, until its back into the real world, the busy streets, the sites, back to being a tourist. But for these few days, we have almost felt…Italian.

Update: Since we haven’t gotten internet, I haven’t posted. Today is Thursday, the 25th and we spent all today hiking the trails connecting the Cinque Terre cities. Faith, Whitney’s sister, is with us for the next few days and was here all day today. We can’t wait to continue to spend time with her in her ‘home away from home,’ Florence.
Also: here are the flavors of gelato we have so far sampled: coconut, multi-fruit, strawberry, frutte de India, and coffee. We’ll keep the count going and update you on any crazy flavors we come across. Ciao!