A Day Trip Out of the Movie Set
We enjoyed Florence the most, followed by Rome. And Beanbean was absolutely right in saying that Cinque Terre, a cluster of 5 villages along the coastline in Liguria , would have been one of the most beautiful, charming destinations in Italy. It was in fact our top favourite!
It was like out of the movie set, so quaint, away from the "real city" life. Travelling 2 hours from Florence to get there, we walked an entire day from 1 village to another - which took about 1-2hours in between each village. And we only managed to walk till the 3rd one, Corniglia, before we were tired out and took the train the rest of the way. 
One question that had me wondering for the rest of the trip - why do Italians like their window panes green? The houses tend to be pink with green window panes, so typically Italian! In fact, most of their window panes are green! So with all these little houses perched on the cliffs of the villages, the experience of being there was simply unforgettable. If we were ever to go back to Italy again, Cinque Terre would have to be the one place we must revisit.
10 comments:
part of their national colours?
their flag has green....?
absolutely breathtaking! cinque terre is definitely on my travel list now heh. glad you had such a memorable time in italy and hope things are a-ok at work too :)
the pictures look amazing! and sooo postcard-y! :)
hows work?
wow the place looks spectacular.. and I agree, postcard worthy! looking forward to more pics! :)
eh, you did go to cinque terre in the end? cool, i thought it was not on your itinerary. i love the place. if i knew you were going i would have asked you to check out a restaurant at the edge of monterosso (i've no idea if it's still there!) which served THE BEST seafood risotto ever. We are still dreaming about it. Next time, next time...
So scenic!
silver-crv > haha, maybe maybe...
inthewilderness > you MUST go there someday, it's beautiful. :)
I'm just going along at work, que sara sara!! :D
tiffany > i only wished i had better photography skills and camera to capture those sights!
work-wise, i just have to see what comes next. *shrugs* :(
sharon > it's a really beautiful quaint place. like i told tiffany, only wished i had better photography skills and a better camera!
beanbean > ALAMAK!! I should have asked you!!! from the way you described it, we HAD to make a trip there. Likewise, we would so love to go back there again!
lilsnooze > indeed!! you can even smell home-cooking coming from the windows of the houses!
you're making me miss italy!!!! and i planned for states next year.. maybe there should be a change of plans.. hee.
hello! i love cinque terre too!! my bf was saying it's the only place in Italy u hear English more than Italian coz u see quite a bit of Americans there. I'm missing Giolitti so much too =(
glad u had fun on your trip! :)
-karen
lingz > ha, i'm thinking of a trip to the states next year too! ;)
both are different la, one is prada & gucci, the other is kate spade and jimmy choo.
karen > hello! yeah, we loved cinque terre really much because it's so different from the atmosphere in the cities.
And we made sure we had our giolitti on the last day!
Glad you enjoyed yours too! ;)
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