In the morning, we drove up to Cinque Terre, which translates to Five Lands. It's a National Park consisting of 5 coastal villages and the surrounding area. We stayed in Manarola.
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| Thanks to the language barrier, we had quite the time figuring out the gas pump. Braylee must be smarter than her old dad, because she figured it out and high fives were given! 😄 |
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| In honor of Bria's current favorite cartoon, Alex named the car Bluey. |
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| Random convenient store stops for snacks and drinks look different in Italy. |
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| Spotted a dress outside a shop and just had to have it. There wasn't a size tag but it fits perfectly! |
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| We arrived! Since Manarola is built into the mountain, we had to park and then walk up to the village. |
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| It was a bit of challenge to find our Airbnb. We were given directions to this call box for check in. Then the guy sent us a video explaining how to get to the apartment. The alleys are small; it's easy to get lost. |
The view from our apartment was amazing! 😍
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| We watched several jump from the cliff and Alex did later in the day. |
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| Focaccia sandwiches. This area is known for focaccia bread. |
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| More gelato |
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| Fanta in Italy is 12% orange juice, made with blood oranges from Naples. |
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| We had planned to take a sunset cruise, but the company called us to say the weather forecast was showing rough waters for the evening and wondered if we would prefer to go out in the afternoon. The sun was shining and we had a great time seeing all 5 towns that make up Cinque Terre from the water. |
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| Riomaggiore |
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| Swimming in the Ligurian Sea (part of the Mediterranean). The girls jumped in too. |
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Braylee started feeling sick at one point but felt much better once we turned around and the wind was in her face. Meanwhile, her little sister was living her best life. |
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| Back in Manarola. No filter needed. |
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| We had hiked over to this area to get reservations at a restaurant on the cliff. But then we decided getting all dressed up and eating there really wasn't our style. 😊 So instead, we grabbed food from little shops and ate down by the water to enjoy the sunset. |
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| Braylee had spotted these fish & chips bags earlier in the day so she grabbed one for dinner. |
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| The rest of us ordered pasta from this little place. |
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| The chocolate mousse was delicious! |
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| Raspberry covered cheesecake |
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| Beilyn called while we were eating dinner so she got a little tour of Manarola. |
