We went to Cinque Terra Friday. We were going to go to Carrera on Saturday, where there are literally mountains of marble and granite, but the train and bus drivers are on a strike apparently, we already have plans to go back.Cinque terra (5 lands) was awesome. We took a boat to the last city and hiked to each of the next cities. I've never been a huge fan of hiking, but with views and trails like that, it was fun. The first hike was 1 and a half hours, next was 1 and a half hours, 45 minutes, (20 minute lost detour), 30 minutes, 30 minutes... The whole hike with stops in the cities took about 6 hours, needless to say I was exhausted. The views and the cities were awesome. It was amazing to think how the cities were set into the mountain sides and built on top of each other.
Also, it was funny to see the difference between Americans and Europeans. Americans are completely out of shape! All the students from the villa had the mindset that there was no problem they would make the whole hike and they sprinted up the first climb. About 3/4 of them hopped on the train the next stop to go to the next city. About 10 -15 out of 55 I think, made the whole hike, including me, which I'm pretty proud of. Europeans weren't even breaking a sweat and by the first hill I was soaked, I drank about 10 bottles of water.
Next weekend is Venice. We are leaving Friday morning and having all day to check out the Venizia Biennale. It's a huge architectural exposition known world-wide, can't wait.
Venice Biennale Link:
http://www.labiennale.org/en/
Cinque Terra Photo's:
http://flickr.com/photos/72096180@N00/
-----Be back next week with Venice...Dale
2 comments:
Sounds like you've been doing a lot of hiking! That's awesome! While on your hikes have you encountered any freaky bugs or animals that you were unsure of or amazed with?
What's the best food/beverage you've had so far? What interesting people have you met?
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