30 août 2009

Leah and I definitely accomplished what we wanted to in Cinque Terre – relaxing, laying out by the water, and swimming. We woke up this morning, hung out on our terrace over-looking Riomaggorie for a little while, got breakfast down the lane (the best omelet and coffee), and then got dressed in bathing suits and cover-ups for our beach day. We did a little bit of shopping here and there, ate gelato to cool down, and went one village over to Manarola for laying out and swimming. The views were breath-taking – I took a lot of pictures, to say the least. The water is like nothing I have ever seen before – it shimmers. I can’t think of any other way to describe it.. It’s hard to look at it for too long or you end up looking at it for so long and wondering what you were thinking about the entire time you just spent staring at the shimmering, glittering water. After showering and getting ready for the night, we ate at this beautiful café on the main drag of Riomaggorie. I had the BEST meal – stuffed mussels, gnocchi, and a great bottle of wine.