Bergamo

Our last stop as a group was Bergamo. We wanted to go to Milan, and the closest airport that fit all of our needs was Bergamo. Xin Yun went on to see Milan, but Alec and I were kind of digging just being in Bergamo. We walked to the old town and explored our last narrow Italian streets. And some Italian treats. On a map we'd gotten there were a few different underground caves/tunnels. And since that seemed pretty cool we spent most of our time trying to find their entrances. All in all, it was a good, relaxing way to spend our last day of the trip.

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Letters to Juliette

One of the places I really wanted to visit in Northern Italy was Verona. I wanted to go and see the letters to Juliette. It's supposed to be a place where women right to Juliette, of Romeo and Juliette, for love advice. We had very little time in Verona, so my heart was kind of broken when the night we arrived it was closed. I didn't really think it would be a place that could be closed, so that was my first surprise! But we had dinner out on the plaza, which was beautiful. I also had some amazing blackberry gelato that tasted so fresh.

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Cinque Terre: Manarola

We were running out of daylight. So instead of hiking to Manarola, we took the train from Corniglia. And since we'd spent most of our time hiking, we decided to explore this town more. It was a pretty wonderful adventure. And during our exploration, we found a trail of blood. Leading to a guy who had somehow lost his finger. Talk about excitement! After all of the climbing of stairs and hills we headed back to Riomaggiore for dinner.

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Cinque Terre: Vernazza

After Monterosso we arrived in Vernazza. Definitely my tied for my favorite town in Cinque Terre. It was lunch time by then, so we stopped and ate at this restaurant on the sea. We watched the waves crashing into the rocks and everyone playing on the beach while we ate. This was where I had the best pizza of my life. The sun decided to come out so I enjoyed that while we ate. When we finished eating we explored the tower. Then, it was back on the train to the next town: Corniglia!

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Cinque Terre: Monterosso

The first stop on our hike was Monterosso! After taking the train from Riomaggiore, we explored the town a tiny bit. There was a small looped trail up through some houses that we walked along. The houses were gorgeous. Then we enjoyed the view of the sea and had our first snack of some fruit. Alec and I wore our swimsuits just in case, but the weather couldn't seem to make up its mind that day.

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Cinque Terre: Riomaggiore

Alec and I both celebrated our birthdays on this trip. We're a year apart in age, but only a week apart in birthdays. I chose to be in Cinque Terre (pronounced Chink-Wa Tehr-Ay) for my birthday. If you don't know where this is, google it before you even see this post. I wasn't on a boat, so I couldn't capture beautiful pictures of the colorful buildings on the coast. But the pictures that are out there are fantastic!

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