Cinque Terre, Italy #Day69

What an insane day! 

So we got up in the morning to see the best view point in Genoa.

You could take a cable car up but it wasn't running today so we walked! 

Fantastic view~ could see everything! 

We raced back down to get our luggage and made the journey back to the train station. 

We just managed to get on the 10 o'clock train towards Le Spezia! Our stop was Riomaggiore. 

Cinque Terre translates to: 'Five Lands' 

Five amazing villages, full of colourful buildings, built along the Italian Rivera. Most picturesque place!   

The villages from North to South are: Monterosso al Mare, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola, and Riomaggiore.

We are staying in the middle town Corniglia :) 

Our train went to Riomaggiore where we got off to catch the slower train back up North to Corniglia. 

The train was delayed so it took a lot longer then we thought!

We finally arrived at Corniglia, to find a million stairs up the cliff! 

(View from the top looking down to the station)~

There was no way we could make it up so luckily there was a bus which took us into the middle of the village. 

From there we had to find our hotel. That part was relatively easy but we then had another 400 odd stairs to go up! 

But we made it! Whooo

We were pooped!!!! 

Awesome view on out terrace~

Exploring Corniglia~

Unfortunately most of the walking tracks between the villages are closed so we got on a train to Vernazza. We bought two tickets each and managed to get on the carriage with the inspector on it whete she fined us as we didn't scan the ticket before we got on!!!

Fabulous 

Anyway, Vernazza was beautiful!!!! 

Everyone was enjoying the sun, lounging around the rocks~ 

And so was I! 

We were going to keep travelling along North to Monterosso but unfortunatley the wait in between trains was just to long and we didn't have enough time :( 

Tomorrow we will see Moanarola and Riomaggiore before heading to Pisa! 

Genoa, Italy #Day68

Lots of trains today. 

Leaving Como~ it always seems to be perfect weather when we are stuck in transport! 

We caught a train to one of Milans station where we then caught another train to Milano Central. From here we caught a train to Genova and dragged our bags for a couple of km's until we reached our hotel. We were greeted by the friendliest Italian man, who gave us a map full of all the sights! 

So much to see, so little time! 

With just 2 hours until sunset I set off to make the most of my limited time in this amazing place~ 

Genoa Cathedral~ 

Seaside~ the happening place~ 

This incredible dome that looks as if it is floating on water, reproduces a tropical environment homing 150 plant and animal species!~ 

Old ship~

Colourful buildings line the waters edge~ 

I made my way back to the water to watch the sunset~ 

Got myself some new shades in Milan~ 

This place is even more bustling at night!~