Long peaceful breakfast on the patio, then off to hike. Fell into conversation with Susanne, a German woman, on the train and ended up spending the whole day with her. We got on like houses on fire. Very fun…
Hiked way up into the hills above, from Manarola to Riomaggiore.
Then a cliff-ride snack and train to Levanto to join Mark and Jerry for a delicious lunch (rabbit a la ligurian. Very tasty!). Then Susanne and I went to the town she was staying in, she loaned me a swimsuit, and we swam around behind the breakwater. Quite magical. Then she cooked us some dinner. A couple trains and now I’m having a tasty bitter waiting for Mark and Jerry. Perfect day!
A castle and chapel at the top of Riomaggiore. A stain-glass window cast color shading on the votive candles.
Just took a photo of my bitter and discovered it contained caffeine! Yikes. Can’t drink that now at 10pm, so switched to Monte Negro. Whew…
I want to come along tooooooo
Vieni! Vieni!!