Cinque Terre is a series of five (Cinque is five in Italian) coastal towns that are all connected by mountain hiking paths. The paths are all along the coast, so going was pretty slow at first. We were all shutterbugs and took a bajillion pictures. I went with Nancy, Michelle, Rene, Binoy, and Lauren; it was a pretty fun group to travel with. The first two towns (Riomaggiore and Manarola) took about 20 to 30 minutes to hike, but on our way to the third town (Corniglia), it started to downpour. We were still pretty far away from the third town, so we just kept on trekking through it. We were completely soaked, but it was still a good time. After 30 minutes, it was bright and sunny again, and actually got unbearably hot. We experienced a lot of mother nature, but it was worth it. I can't even explain Cinque Terre, it's beautiful.
We got through the first four towns in less than three hours, but we still didn't have time to hike the longest and hardest hike to Monterosso. Nancy and I seriously pounded out the trails, we were running and we each fell :(. We had to catch the 6:55pm train back to Milan, so that was pretty much impossible. We settled on taking the train to Monterosso from the fourth town (Vernazza), and ate seafood for dinner. It was a long day, and no explanation will do Cinque Terre justice. Here are some pictures. Above is a picture of some random hikers that really wanted to take a picture with Nancy and I, they were the nicest old men ever! Below is a group shot of us finally arriving in Vernazza.
Our final destination, Monterosso!
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