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    • Europe 2022 - 2023
      11
      Day 38

      Cinque Terre: the 5 villages

      June 15, 2022 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C

      The Cinque Terre represent one of the most beautiful, unique and incredible areas of the whole Mediterranean. This stretch of coast of Liguria, about 10 km long between Genoa and La Spezia, is so called because here there are five wonderful seaside villages immersed in unspoiled nature.

      The five villages, in order from West to East, are Monterosso, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola and Riomaggiore. They are well known all over the world and it is not possible to think of one without thinking of all the others. But each of these villages has its own history, its peculiarities and its secrets. Together they represent one of the most popular Italian tourist resorts. For us Monterosso was the winner, namely due to the beach. We enjoyed a sun filled day of swimming and lounging as well as town hoping by train to check out all that Cinque Terre has to offer.

      In fact, in 1997 they were included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.      Read more

    • Sabbatical Family Roadtrip
      1
      Day 2

      Cinque Terre

      May 2, 2023 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C

      La Spezia 🚆 Vernazza 🚆Monterosso al Mare ♥️

      Unser nächster Halt ist in La Spezia inkl. 2 Übernachtungen. Das Hotelzimmer, direkt im Bahnhofsgebäude, ist ideal gelegen, um die "Cinque Terre" mit dem Zug zu erreichen. Wir haben uns für die zwei Orte Vernazza und Monterosso entschieden und sind begeistert über die herzigen Gässli, Lädeli und typischen farbigen Häuser. Aber auch etwas erdrückt ab den vielen Touristen, obwohl wir uns in der Nebensaison befinden...
      Die Kinder haben am meisten Freude um am Strand zu spielen und haben auch schon erste Kontakte mit anderen Kindern geknüpft! ;-)

      Highlight von Eleni:
      Im Städtli La Spezia hat uns eine Möwe zwei Stücke unserer Pizza direkt vom Tisch stibitzt. Der Kellner hat uns daraufhin eine Wasserpistole gegeben, um die Möwe zu verscheuchen ;-) Eleni war Feuer und Flamme, die Möwe nass zu spritzen.

      Andri's neues Wort: Meer      Read more

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    • TravelerInterrail Italien
      1
      Day 7

      Ultima serata, bagno freddo e fuoco

      April 13, 2023 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C

      After our dance session we came down from the top balcony and bumped into Gabriele who provided us with breakfast for tomorrow. He gave us yogurt, fruit, muesli, bisquits and more. We then headed down to the lobby, did the check out and went out for dinner to l‘Osteria where Kai commited blasphemy against one of the central pillars of italian cuisine by putting parmigiano (which was meant for the pasta) on the focaccia with olive oil and salt. Lisa was not amused and one of the waitors even rolled his eyes.
      Dinner was „spettacolare“. Kai composed a list of things one should know when travelling with lisa upon her request. The list got very long - you‘re seeing a short excerpt.
      Back at the hotel we bade a long and sincere goodbye to Gabriele and told him about lisas marriage plans (you‘ll probably get to see that one day) - the hotel‘s booked already. Then we went to our room and unwrapped our lampion which we had bought in Florence. We snuck out of the hotel because we had already said bye to Gabriele and thought it was weird to say bye again and went to the beach. We tried to light the little thingy in the bottom of the paper lamp but set the whole thing on fire. It drifted vertically for three metres before falling into the sea. Kai could barely fish it out again and when he did it looked like an abused elephant condom. (Oh god we‘re having so much fun writing this). Then we had the best idea of the entire week and decided to go swimming. Kai surprisingly was already wearing his bathing suit, Lisa had her underclothes. The water wasnt as cold as expected but the wind was. We dodged the street lights as we walked the 100 metres back to the hotel, said goodnight one last time to Gabriele, made sure not to get too much sand in the hotel but Kai still spilled some „beach“ all over our bathroom floor. After we had both showered, we warmed ourselved up with the hairdrier and wrapped ourselved in our blankets.
      What an evening - and we still have to pack.      Read more

    • TravelerLearning To Swim
      Day 8

      Angelos boat tours

      August 24, 2019 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C

      We start the day by wandering around Monterosso old town.
      I buy a pot holder with anchovies on it.
      (the little blue fishies look cute)

      Walk into the striped church which displayed photos of major flooding. Another gelato.

      At 12.00 we met Linda, the host, and Alessandro, the driver, at the harbour. We boarded with eight others. On a little fishing boat. And chugged along.

      I warmed to Linda straight away. She put on some great music and popped the prosecco.
      George Michael's 'Freedom 90' playing loudly made me bop away. Now this is my kind of boat ride.

      We were chatting to the others and then turned around to face wonderful Vernazza. Gorgeous colours.

      Linda spread food out before us. Olives, focccia, pesto, cheeses, salami, all so yum. She kept pouring the wine and I loved everything.

      We anchored for a paddle next to the cliffs. Snorkel and noodle in hand. I jump off the boat and it is glorious. This water is amazing to swim in. Not cold at all. Very salty.

      Everyone comments and one suggests to bring the tequila next time.

      Athena remains on the boat not willing to go into deep water. Me, I was like a kid and jumped off the boat with a big splash 💦.

      All the swimmers just floated and we all chatted. From Ireland, Canada, Seattle. One 50yr old woman with her daughter said she wants to go to Melbourne as hears it is one of the most liveable cities.

      She is a massive fan of the TV show Offspring. And let me tell you she is talking to the right person. Nina Proudman, Billy and Patrick are discussed. When in the water we all chat so freely and openly.

      One of the ladies says she reckons my blog will be funny because I am funny. Yay!
      I just said 'just keeping it real'

      A storm approaches and wind and rain swell. But I am drunk and don't care at all.

      This boat tour is really personable. Highly recommend. Really, just do it.

      When the trip is over, I am toast. I high five all and wobble off the boat. We head back and rest for an hour. Me to blog and Athena to (definately not sleep 😴)!      Read more

    • TravelerInterrail Italien
      Day 6

      Highspeed hike and french invasion

      April 12, 2023 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C

      Turns out backpacking got us quite exhausted, so today we slept in until 8, which is already pretty late for both of us.
      We had breakfast at our Beautiful hostel and it was wonderful. Gabriele had prepared homemade cakes, spinach tartes and had put fresh strabwerries, kiwis and bananas, nature yogurt and a cheese selection on the buffet for us. There were even Glutenfree Crackers, Müesli, Bread and Cookies. Once again, Bingo! After brekkie we got dressed, left the hotel and went to the beach. It was raining a bit but the atmosphere and the scenery were so breathtaking that the weather didnt bother us at all. We walked from Monterosso to Vernazza, stopped there for a bit, I bought earrings (Mami li vedi nella foto sul balcone;)) and walked on to Corniglia. It took us about 2 hours and 10 minutes for both tracks. We didn’t run but we walked quite fast, at least compared to the people aound us. Kai counted about 167 people, we passed. Again on our hike we had great conversations. I love how I can just simply say everything that comes to my mind without having to overthink even a word, knowing that Kai would accept it or if not, we would have an interesting discussion about it. Another funny thing was that most people we passed or crossed were french, so Kai and I pretended to be french from time to time. Oui, certainement, baguette.
      In Corniglia, after enjoying an ice cream with basil, honey and pistacchio flavour, we jumped on a train, which brought us back to Monterosso, where we took extended showers and sat down on our small balcony. Eventually the sun came out, WOW, so we took our wine glasses from our room and…. filled them with fanta and toasted to us, our amazing holidays and our hike.
      (Little update on Kai‘s italian: I always let him ask for everything, tell him how to spell certain words and teach him how to, you know, „act“ italian;) and even though sometimes he gets people a bit confused because he mixes up the order of words in a sentence or the letters, he‘s making great progress!!)
      Gabriele had recommended us to go to Ristorante da Eraldo and the food was really good. Kai had Pappardelle alla Carbonara and I had Calamarata con verdura grigliata.
      The day had gotten us really tired, when we were home at around 8pm we went straight to bed and after reading a bit we fell asleep.
      (Yes we sound like an old married couple in their 80ies, but we were tired so please dont judge:)      Read more

    • Diane and DarrylAmsterdam and Italy
      Day 26

      Cinque Terre: On Foot and by Train

      April 25, 2023 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F

      Today we aimed to see the other three villages in Cinque Terre. Our fears about huge crowds on the Liberation Day holiday were unfounded, fortunately! We started early, taking a train to Corniglia—two villages north of us. Corniglia is the only one of the five villages that does not have a seacoast. A short shuttle bus ride helped cut out a climb up to the village from the station and to the starting point for our hike. After looking around quiet Corniglia, we set off on the trail to Vernazza. This hike turned out to be easier than yesterday’s, although not level, by any means. Along the way, we passed more terraced gardens, vineyards and coastal views.

      Vernazza completely fills a rocky promontory jutting out into the sea, with a fortress tower at the far point. With such a small area and because of its beach and picturesque setting, it was very crowded with visitors in the center of the town. We made our way to edge of town to climb the fortress tower, leaving some of the crowds behind and getting amazing views.

      After a nice lunch (traditional Tuscan soup called Ribollita for some of us), we decided to take the train to the next town rather than hike, as we’d originally planned. The mapping guides have rather underestimated distance and elevation gain, and our knees had seen enough ups and downs.

      In the northernmost village of Monterosso al Mare, a port city which is much larger than the other four villages, we wound our way up to the highest point to get the views, of course. That highest point turned out to be a Cappuchin Friars monastery, and somewhere behind closed doors from the publicly accessible church, the friars were holding a service with Gregorian chants—it was eerie and awe-inspiring at the same time.

      We had hoped to take the ferry back along the full length of the five villages (and many more hillside villages in-between), but the seas were too rough for the ferry to land at our tiny port in Riomaggiore. This time no one got left behind on the train platform.      Read more

    • Bella Italia-Hacke,Spitze
      Day 26

      Cinque Terre

      May 4, 2023 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C

      Cinque Terre ist die Bezeichnung für 5 Nachbargemeinden an der schroffen italienischen Riviera. Die jahrhundertealten Küstendörfer sind bekannt für ihre bunten Häuser und die terrassenförmig an den Steilhängen angelegten Weinberge. In den Häfen liegen Fischerboote vor Anker . Massen von Menschen wollen Cinque Terre sehen.
      Treffen mit Jutta und Heppo.      Read more

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    • TravelerEuropareise
      Day 83

      Cinque Terre ⛵️

      November 19, 2022 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C

      Heute Mittag haben wir uns Cinque Terre angeschaut. Es sind 5 kleine Dörfer direkt am Meer. Sie sind bekannt für ihre bunten Häuser. Da man mit dem Wohnmobil leider nicht in jedes der Dörfer fahren darf haben wir uns ein nicht so spektakuläres angeschaut. Also nicht das bekannteste. Dadurch dass das Wetter nicht so gut war und es schon November ist waren nicht so viele Menschen unterwegs. Das war sehr gut.
      Der Strand dort ist auch sehr schön, doch das Meer ist ziemlich wild. Wir sind zu der Statue des Heiligen Franziskus hoch gelaufen. Dort ist man durch eine schöne Gasse zu einem beeindruckenden Friedhof gekommen. Ich wollte dort aber keine Bilder machen. Von dort aus hatte man einen schönen Blick auf das nächste Dorf. Wir sind nur eine Stunde geblieben, da auch schon viele Läden zu hatten. Trotzdem war es ein schöner Ort. ☺️      Read more

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    • JoKingKirah and Jo’s Grand Adventure
      Day 23

      Cinque Terre - Day 22 Tour

      August 18, 2019 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C

      Went to the beach this morning, cost $28 euro to reserve the LAST lounges and we were there before opening time.

      The water was beautiful, so refreshing, Kirah and I swam out to an out cropping of rocks for Kirah to film herself jumping off.

      Got a bit more sun and then left for lunch. We caught the train through to Manarola and wandered along the cliffs and the village.

      Had gelato and an Iced Coffee and then wandered yp to Nessun Roma for drinks and snacks for the afternoon.

      Caught the train back home.      Read more

    • TravelerAustrija - Italija 2022
      Day 9

      Cinque Terre - Monarola

      June 12, 2022 in Italy ⋅ 🌙 20 °C

      Monarola sekantis punktas. Žmonių tik padaugėjo. Mikliai nusprendžiame, kad bažnyčios mums neįdomios (mare būtų lygiai taip pat neįdomi, jei būtų reikėję lipti aukštyn, bet buvo atvirkščiai). Nueiname iki nuotraukų darymo punkto. Mintyse jau galvoju, gal mes tam likusiam miestely nieko nebepamatysim ir sutariam be jokių ginčų - važiuojam namo. Visur ieškome pavėsio ir pasėdėt. O kai randu vandens stotelę akimirką nuoširdžiai dėlioju planą, kaip į ją įsikarti visai. Bet nesikariu, tik pilu rieškutėmis vandenį.
      Ir čia italai matuojasi kiaušiniais strakinėdami nuo uolų į vandenį. Aš jums sakau, čia viskas up and down.
      Akivaizdu, kad Cinque Terre geriausiai lankyti ankstyvą pavasarį arba rudenį, kitaip degsit gal ir ne pragare, bet kažkaip panašiai.
      Monterosso, pakeliui į viešbutį, nusiperkame ledų, vandens (parduotuvių vis dar nerandame, tad perkame iš visų šitų užeigėlių už super kainas), pamatome driežą ir grįžę gulime pagaliau kojas užvertę. Dar kaupiuos į maudynes. Atsigaivint.      Read more

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