We have arrived!
For 4 days, we are not traveling, just being tourists! Time to unwind the 3 days of travel. We have arrived in Cinque Terre!
We have a place right on the little harbor of Riomaggiore. Not to bad!
Getting here posed some of the usual challenges, 2 metro trains and 2 regional trains.
(The assorted tickets required)
We considered ourselves Milan metro experts based on our learnings the night before! So, this morning we purchased our tickets like pros and climbed aboard! On exiting through the metro turnstiles, Bill managed to get the handle of our luggage bag skewered by the turnstile crossbar, which has now returned to the closed/ locked position. “That’s a fine mess you’ve got us in, Stanley!” Fortunately, another metro rider exited, which released our bag! Thank you!
On to the Stazione Centrale Milano. It is an extraordinary work of architecture. The only photo we took was of the interior platform area.
And so, to Riomaggiore! While the weather isn’t ideal (on the verge of raining), the views are amazing!
We’ll get by …
Now, to find a local store for some snacks and check out restaurant choices for dinner!
Ciao, for now!
Love you both. Happy travels!
Thank you, Stephanie! We love you, too!
Looks like a beautiful place to spend your recovery time! I hope the weather holds out for you. Do you begin walking from there? I’ll have to go back and reread your previous message to know. Thank you for sharing all the beautiful pictures and I know there’s more to come! Love you both ❤️
Welcome, Willow! It is an astoundingly beautiful place! It has been discovered, though. By 10:00am, tourists from all around arrive and it becomes very, very crowded. Still beautiful, but crowded.
We start our Camino walk in Pavia. We will take the train 80% of the way back to Milan (Pavia) and start there.
We will likely do a fair bit of rainy day walking. We’ll see. Thanks for joining the journey!