Our Easter break marked our first big vacation as a couple, and it sure was a doosie! We spent almost 16 days touring around Italy. 8 cities (technically a few more) in 16 days is a heck of a trip, and we had the time of our lives getting a full taste of all Italy has to offer.
Our first stop was the small coastal village of Manarola in the Cinque Terre area. Five of these towns are connected in what amounts to a national park by a system of trails and roads. We camped out for five nights in a small apartment. Above, you see me and Anna in the picnic overlook in Manarola, a view on the trails of Vernazza (very cool old castle), a more complete view of Manarola from the coastal walk, and Anna enjoying some espresso at sunset in our apartment.
Stop #2 was lovely Pisa, where we immediately proceeded to take the obligatory tourist pictures holding up the leaning tower. This particular day, it was so windy that I needed an extra midget in a yellow jacket to hold me up as well! Actually, this was because the piazza of the tower and duomo are insanely crowded with people who all have the same idea.
Anna was feeling slightly more sinister, and wanted to help the tower on its way earthward. 50-foot woman, eat your heart out. The final picture is to remind us of how we walked and walked and walked, looking for this tower which ought to have been in a direct line from our hotel. This is the back side of the piazza wall, where I commented, "what's this? We can stop and take a picture while we figure out where we are. Oh...is this it?"
I think I may have too many pictures for blogger to handle, so I'll upload a few more later. From here, we move on to Rome, Assisi, Florence, Venice, Padua, and finally Milan. More to come soon!
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