Ryan, Sami, and I cooked our breakfast in our Modena hostel before leaving for Parma. We prepared our giant cheese-filled tortelloni from the market with pesto; cheesy-noodles with pesto; grape tomatoes; sausage; bread; peaches; and tea – and everything was exquisitely delicious. The three of us returned the car and then took the train to […]
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Good Eats in Modena
Ryan, Sami, and I fetched our car and drove off to Modena, leaving La Spezia and Cinque Terre behind. Sami drove while Ryan navigated over the winding hills and valleys until we got to the Emilia-Romagna region. We were in a rush, trying to get to the Pagani factory four our 11 am tour in English. I […]
Cinque Terre: Dinner in Vernazza
We fled the crazy crowds at Monterosso and headed to the next village in Cinque Terre, Vernazza. Unfortunately we didn’t get to visit Corniglia, the fifth village, but we ended our trip to Cinque Terre on a high note. Vernazza has the only working port (albeit a tiny one) where captains go fishing or take […]
Cinque Terre: Monterosso
After picking up our car in La Spezia, we parked and hopped on the train to the next village in Cinque Terre, Monterosso. We had seen lots of people getting off at the Monterosso train stop, so we thought it would be a great place to explore. Monterosso was soooo busy! It had a long […]
Cinque Terre: One Morning in Manarola
After our breakfast in La Spezia, we took the train to the next village in Cinque Terre, Manarola. It was smaller than Riomaggiore, and had a small place to swim. The three of use walked around the village and saw where a landslide had wiped out a section of the hiking trail to Corniglia.