Cinque Terrre - the five lands

Ciao from Cinque Terre where, until the 80s, these five breathtakingly beautiful little towns were " undiscovered". Today they are still somewhat daunting to reach by car but, alas, easily reached by trains and boats that are, even slightly off season as this is, jam packed with humanity and not infrequently little leashed dogs.

They are, nonetheless, so beautiful and the hiking superb.

I walked from Monterosso to Vernazza yesterday and the rest of the way today. Some of the walk is straight up, straight down but all beautiful right by the sea and often along side gorgeous gardens and olive groves.

T joined me at Coniglia and walked with me from there to Riomaggio where we had a great lunch at a tiny, tiny restaurant, La Laterna di Massimo. After lunch, at our Roman philosopher friend Marco's suggestion, we found a true gelateria, one not all dolled up with colors and signs but simple, small and understated. E vero Marco. Il milgiore. Photos will follow.

Think we will remember this as a dream.

Lago di Como tomorrow.