5terre

Ok, last repulsively beautiful picture of the sea, I swear. This is the beach in Monterosso. We almost didn't stop in Monterosso, but thank goodness we did! It was really cute and as you can see it had a b**chen beach. If you are going to visit Cinque Terre make sure to go to Vernazza, Manarola and Monterosso. Those three were my favorites by far.
Some local lemons in Monterosso. Nora and I bought a couple to squeeze into our hair for sunning purposes, but we also ended up nibbling on them. They were delicious and super fragrant.
"In Focaccia is the essence of the Ligurian land:
The heat of the sun,
The smell of the intoxicating olives
The taste of the sea...
The same simple energy that is born
from the combination of an ancient art and the precious
fruits of a hidden land."
This poetry was on the wall of a focacceria in Manarola where we found foccacia covered in pesto and stracchino. Two of my absolute favorite types of foccacia COMBINED. I almost had a heart attack when I saw that magical combination.
Here is the pizza we had for dinner. This picture never ceases to make my mouth water.
Our trip came to an end with us watching the sun set out the train window. I couldn't think of a single thing that would have made those two days more enjoyable.
A presto miei cari!