Cinque Terre Towns

Caught the trains to see the other four villages that make up Cinque Terre. Tonight we are going to hike to Corniglia, the next village, for tea and train it back. Graham said it should only take us two hours to get there. I don't think this will end well.
Stood for ages watching people cliff jump into the ocean. One poor guy kept getting to the edge then backing down. The crowd was getting bigger all the time. He had the crowd slow clapping him and counting for him – he’d cross himself and you thought this is it, and then he’d back off again. Eventually one of the local guys climbed up and held his hand and jumped with him to a huge roar from the crowd.
Had a walk through one of the local cemeteries. They must have a very healthy lifestyle as a lot of people were aged in their 90s when they died, and there were very few young people. It must be all that fish, olive oil and hill climbing; and possibly the local wines.
Off to Venice tomorrow. Four different trains with 15 minutes between each train. Should be fun. Might get to use some of the new Italian swear words I learnt at soccer the other night.Read more