Sunday, May 24, 2009

Krista's parents visit: The Cinque Terre, Italy

After Brian left us to go back to work (I did feel a bit guilty about this), my parents and I took a train to the Cinque Terre, Italy.

We stayed in Monterosso, the biggest of the five towns, but still very cute and small. We were there two nights, though we could have easily stayed longer. The area is absolutely beautiful, and we had a great time hanging out on the beach, hiking, and eating and drinking our share of local pesto, pizza and wine.

Since we only stayed two nights we only made it to one other town, Vernazza. We hiked there, which took about an hour (I pitied the out of shape tourists who tried to do this hike), and took a boat back. It was incredibly beautiful and very relaxing, and I plan on dragging Brian back soon so we can go to all five of the towns.

Here are a few highlights from the area:



My parents and I hiking between Monterosso and Vernazza



I was up ahead, but my parents got stuck on the tiny path when 100 schoolkids hiked the opposite way


My dad and I eating pesto pizza and waiting for the boat back to Monterosso

Look at our entire Picassa album here.

- Krista

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