Sigh, another sunny day, another breakfast overlooking the ocean, how much can one take? After our hike yesterday we decided that it would be a good day to take advantage of our train passes and revisit the towns we hiked through yesterday so we could explore some more. Here are a few random shots from the day.
After some exploration we headed back to our air conditioned room for a bit of a siesta, and to escape the heat. Then it was off to the beach......we decided to bring our goggles with us to see if we could spot anything under the water....we did
Then I swam over a bit to take a picture of Il Gigante, it's a statue of Neptune that was made in 1910 by an Italian sculptor. Sadly it was damaged by bombs in World War 2 and he lost an arm and his trident, but it still looks quite impressive.
Being the ham that I am, I couldn't resist the obligatory self portrait looking back towards the beach....I actually have a whole album of self portraits from everywhere I go.
For all of our friends back at work who were worried that we would miss pizza day today, don't worry, we didn't :-)
After a light snack, lol, we got all cleaned up and hopped on the train again to explore Riomaggiore a little more. We didn't realize that there was more to it than the train station, and it was certainly worth checking out.
Then it was back onto the train to return to Monterossa. We decided to try out a restaurant that the owner of the B & B had recommended and it didn't disappoint at all. Linguini with fresh lobster, some more veal scallopini, salad and local wine. Then it was a sunset walk along the waterfront capped off with some VERY GOOD gelato.
Time to rest again. It will be very hard to leave here in the morning, but at least we're headed to the Swiss Alps. Ciao!
