Pictures ....

If you can believe it, we missed the train to Florence. Oyyy.... we thought that trains left La Spezia all day, but apparently just at 6 am and 2 pm. So we get to spend a few more hours here in La Spezia. I went to information to ask what sights I could see in three hours and the guy said it was more than enough time to walk through the whole town, if that gives you some idea of how, um, compact it is.

So Im getting the hang of this Italian language thing. Biglietta is ticket. Autobus is bus. Gratzi is thank you and Caio is hello, goodbye and pretty much any kind of greeting I guess. People say prego a lot.. I think it means thank you. Ive been able to get around ok using those words. Oh yes, Cuanto Costa... how much? And of course, Gelato.

Yesterday we stopped in to get some lunch in Porto Venera. It was neat actually. Bethany ordered salmoni and I ordered cheese and we made sandwiches with the bread provided.

Stivo and Jess got some laundry done yesterday in Riomaggiore while Bethany and I meandered along the rocky beach. It was very pretty, but the rocks actually hurt a bit. Jess definitely took a huge spill in front of a bunch of tourists, but dont worry, shes just fine!




Porto Venere



Sangria in Barcelona




Borghetto our (unexpected) county getaway





Snorkling in Riomaggiore (Cinque Terre)







Setting out on the Cinque Terre hike