Cinque Terre

This is a must see location in Italy. There are some absolutely breathtaking views that pictures dont come close to doing justice. Cinque Terre is translated to be "The Five Lands". It is a series of small towns located on the Medeteranian Sea that are connected by a trail, 1 rail line, and 1 road. Cars are not allowed into the towns themselves to preserve the serenity.

The first day we got there, Dave and I didnt have a reservation anywhere because the hostel wasnt posting their rates online. We got there and they were closed for a 2 hour siesta of sorts so we went for lunch ourselves. We met some locals and they offered to show us a sweet hike. We took them up on it.

They were not mistaken, the view back down the steep hill was quite fantastic. It definitely made the buckets of sweat we dropped getting up there worth it. The next day was clowdy.

It sprinkled off and on, but that didnt stop me and Dave from walking south to the next 2 towns. We slipped, tripped, and charged down the single-track footpath(you know, the kind i like). Once again pausing regularly to take pictures (and catch our breath). When we got to town, we got lunch (yes this included gelatto) and hiked to where we could see the town from a better vantage point. Again, worth it. The next two days it rained and rained and rained. We went out anyways and it was fabulous, but it sure cleared up on our way out of town!