Cinque Terre Journal

* [2012-09-22 Sat 11:44 CEST]

Ciabatta con cruda (ham, cheese, tomato sandwich) for lunch at Milano
Centrale. Train for Genova leaves at 12:10.
 
* [2012-09-22 Sat 13:55]

Arrived Genova Piazza Principe and purchased ticket for 14:11 local
for La Spezia. Might have saved time and/or money to have bought
ticket all the way to Monterosso.

Train from Milano was actually headed for La Spezia, too. Asked
couple sitting across from me if I indeed had to change trains to get
to Monterosso. The gentleman assured me that I would have to change
trains, if not at Genova then at least at the further station that
was their destination. I suppose the InterCity train doesn't stop at
the small stations in CT.

Surprised we had to pass through a range of mountains to reach
Genova. From what I can see from the station platform, it looks like
Genova is build on steep hills rising from the Mediterranean coast.

* [2012-09-22 Sat 14:21]

Stops ...

| 14:21 | Genova Brignole  |                                         |
| 14:25 | Genova Sturla    | Finally see Mediterranean; grey today.  |
| 14:28 | Genova Quarto    | On coast                                |
| 14:31 | Genova Quinto    |                                         |
| 14:35 | Genova Nervi     | Can sea cliffs on Ligurian coast ahead. |
| 14:44 | Recco            | Peek of blue skies.                     |
| 14:48 | Camogli          |                                         |
| 14:55 | S. Margherita L. | Mostly blue sky.                        |
| 14:59 | Rapallo          |                                         |
| 15:07 | Chiavari         | Sea is turning blue, too.               |
| 15:10 | Lavagna          |                                         |
| 15:16 | Sestri L.        |                                         |
| 15:23 | Moneglia         |                                         |
| 15:28 | Deiva Marina     |                                         |
| 15:35 | Levanto          |                                         |
| 15:43 | Monterosso       |                                         |

* Italian flag

... is striped vertically from flagstaff green, white, red. (Was
flying near G. Quarto.)

* [2012-09-22 Sat 19:39]

Cannot find a room in Vernazzo, so am on a train headed (hopefully)
for Genova trying to get back to Milano.

The Mediterranean was breathtakingly beautiful. I got to touch it
with my hand at Vernazzo harbor, but not swim in it.

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