5-05-2011
Woke up early to get started on the Cinque Terre hike.
This is a hike between 5 villages,Riomaggiore,Manarola,Corniglia,Vernazza and Monterosso . Approximate walking time 5 hours excluding time spent exploring the villages. The hike is very scenic, it is along the cliffs,mountain on one side and the ocean on the other side, a bit like the Great Ocean Road. The first bit is paved , very easy and is called the Lover's lane. People hang locks on the nets there to seal their love. The second bit was closed, so took the train . The last two are tougher , on the last one at times I felt like I was on the stairmaster ( at the gym).
The villages themselves are very picturesque, small and quaint though the last seems more commercialized . On our way back took the train to grab lunch at Vernazza as we had liked a restaurant there. I think that's when tour groups arrive, they don't hike but visit the villages by rail. It was horrible, the trains go hourly , huge rush into the train and then everybody got off at Vernazza so the village was overflowing. To top it off the restaurant's lunch time was over, no food. Grabbed a pizza and headed back to Pisa.
Decided to make it a good night out so as to not end our otherwise lovely day on a bad note. Dressed up, found a crowded cafe with the nicest owner and yummy food. Overstuffed, walked to Piazza Miracle, the leaning tower of Pisa looked beautiful at night. Minimal people around, peaceful. At night there is minimal traffic in Pisa and a lot of university students in some areas, walking around brought back good memories of our own college days.
Very long but happy day.
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