May 20- Cinque-Terre: Finally!

First time, the taxi didn't come. Second time the trains weren't running. Today we were actually able to take the trip. The taxi app is great - 4 minutes! And the ride to Santa Maria Novella took only 7 minutes with no traffic at 6:15 am. The bar wasn't open yet, and W resisted going to McDonald's, but it was open, had cappuccino and pastries, and was a place to sit.

We met up with the group and walked to the bus station area, where we had gathered for our excursion last week.

The bus ride was about 2 hours. The towns have recovered more from the time I saw them after the 2010 floods. We did a lot of walking, a lot of train riding, and had a very nice lunch at a restaurant in Corniglia overlooking the ocean. In another town (Vernazza?) we had a gelato stop, and in Monterossa we sat at a bar along the beach for bevs.

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