From Milan it was about a 3.5 hour train ride in. Cinque Terre is five little towns set up along the coast of Italy. All of them look similar but have their own style once you get there. We started at the furthest town and worked our way back south. Each town is about a 5 minute train ride between the next. It was a crowded and busy day. We got a taste of what Italy and Italians are like!
We enjoyed all the towns. Here is the order of the towns: Riomaggiore - Manarola - Corniglia - Vernazza - Monterosso. There is one famous/popular view from each city so we had to walk around the little towns to find that... which was fun. We found a place to eat lunch in the third city. It was warm when the sun was out so we were searching for shade a lot today. Got some good use out of our sun screen. Some of the towns had elevators or buses to could take to the top of the hills to get photos then walk down. ..which we did and it also saved time. We packed in a lot today going to all five towns. We had to time the trains between each city just right thanks to our kevin!
Well are you all ready for the story of the day?!?! We luckily are in no need of an embassy tonight! Well one of the things Italy can be known for is pick pocketers. We didn't have to worry about this really in london and didn't think much of it today. The first train we were on this morning was packed and we all held onto our belongings well. The very last train we were on between the 4th and 5th town well it happened to Erv. We were getting on the train and it wasn't super crowded by any means. Eileen and I got on and then Erv and Kevin did. This lady got on between us and had this huge bag. She was pushing Erv and standing up next to him. Her bag was like in front of him. He knew something wasn't right. We all kind of saw that it was odd and she wasn't moving. It all happened so fast and it took a second to click what was going on. Erv finally reached down to make sure his billfold was still there and it wasn't! He was wearing cargo shorts and his billfold was in a pocket on the side. He says- my billfold is gone!!! Kevin and I got closer because we all now realized what was happening. Erv was so calm and started looking around the lady and in her hands for it. We all knew she had it. She then threw it on the ground and walked off the train! Erv was so aware and we are proud he said something and got it back. Nothing was lost or taken. We think she had to be watching us because we were on the platform for 20 mins before the train. We were all hot and tired and sitting on ground resting. She knew right where his wallet was. So we learned a valuable lesson today... Erv now has his wallet around his neck and feels much better knowing it's there all the time.
We did not let that stupid lady ruin our day. We had a nice ride home on the train where seats are assigned.
Tomorrow we start our journey to Switzerland :) Erv and Eileen are ready for a break from all these people!!! They have been such troopers through all of this trip so far!
Hope all is well back home. Have a great weekend everyone! We miss each and every one of you!
Distance Walked: 10 miles
Love,
C-Squared
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