Cinque Terre is the small Italian coastal village of my Italian dream. Cinque Terre (five small villages) sits in a remote part of the Italian Riviera. I have a painting I bought years ago that could be one of the five small villages of this Mediterrainian paradise. I looked at it everyday and if someone asked about it I always said that it was the small sea side village in Italy that I would visit someday. Someday came and it is everything I imagined. The energy here is quiet and the most relaxed in Italy. The Mediterrainian water displays an incredible spectrum of blue (my favorite color.) The best thing to do here is to take in the sun, food, and friends.
My first night starts off with a bang as the group is treated to a seafood lovers feast. I eat mostly vegetarian so I eat my pasta with pesto (one specialty of this region) as I watch the group and laugh as they struggle with crab legs, lobster tail, octopus arms and much more! By now I have bonded with all my travel buddies. We all look out for each other. We branch off with different buddies at every activity depending on our mood. The next day I opt for a boat ride to get a view of the Cinque Terre from the water. It is all beautiful. My view at lunch could not be more perfect. It is warm, sunny, the food is great, and I am in the company of my sister and Patricia a well traveled joyful travel buddy from Anacortes Washington. As we stroll in Monterroso we stumble upon a wonderful little shop and I like everything in it. I splurge on a few gems for myself, literally! I score on a fabulous lapize necklace, a lovely amythist ring and a gorgeous blue topaz pendant. I am happy.
We follow up our day with a group happy hour on the beach, a swim, and opera! I get a taste of opera as I sit outdoors in this perfect Italian village listening to a British opera group that performs this evening, and I discover I am a fan. I walk back to my hotel as the evening cools and shops and gelato vendors have reopened for the night. Tomorrow I say goodbye to Cinque Terre. I am not ready.
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