The ship docked this morning at Liverno, Italy where we took a tour called
Discover Cinque Terre. Our bus first took us to the town of
Manarola, a quaint little fishing village
on the northwestern coast of Italy where we casually walked through the village down to the seashore - our first up-close look at the diverse lifestyles of small town Italy. From there, we walked a mile or so down the
Via dell'Amore pathway
that hugs the Mediterranean cliffs and even has an area where the local lovers believe that, if they place a padlock on the railing, they will be together for as long as it stays attached. There were some pretty old locks there, too. We finally arrived at the town of
Riomaggiore, yet another quaint little fishing village.
After some browsing around, we boarded a local ferryboat that took us further north to the town of
Vernazza.
It was lunch time and the restaurants were so full of other tourists, we bought some local pizza (yum!) and drinks as take-out and ducked into an alley across the street where it was out of the rain and stood there and ate. Nothing fancy but certainly unforgettable. After much walking (and climbing) around town, visiting old churches and scenic spots, and enjoying another local treat, gelato (chocolate, of course), we boarded a train back to Manarola where the bus was waiting to take us back to the ship. What a day we had. We were tired from all that walking but still looking forward to Monaco tomorrow.
on the northwestern coast of Italy where we casually walked through the village down to the seashore - our first up-close look at the diverse lifestyles of small town Italy. From there, we walked a mile or so down the Via dell'Amore pathway 
that hugs the Mediterranean cliffs and even has an area where the local lovers believe that, if they place a padlock on the railing, they will be together for as long as it stays attached. There were some pretty old locks there, too. We finally arrived at the town of Riomaggiore, yet another quaint little fishing village. 
After some browsing around, we boarded a local ferryboat that took us further north to the town of Vernazza. 
It was lunch time and the restaurants were so full of other tourists, we bought some local pizza (yum!) and drinks as take-out and ducked into an alley across the street where it was out of the rain and stood there and ate. Nothing fancy but certainly unforgettable. After much walking (and climbing) around town, visiting old churches and scenic spots, and enjoying another local treat, gelato (chocolate, of course), we boarded a train back to Manarola where the bus was waiting to take us back to the ship. What a day we had. We were tired from all that walking but still looking forward to Monaco tomorrow.
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