Night train and Vernazza Italy

Sept 14

Accommodations:  The very smallest yet... we shared a night train cabin with 2 complete strangers, one of which new a little English. Now we are in an Italian flat, complete with lace chandelier and cherub sconces. (wayne here, and I don't know what i just typed)

Food Highlights: An italian dream... panna cotta for dessert... two nights in a row

Adventure:  Hiked through 3 villages today along the Italian riviera's rocky coast.

Humor:  We accidentally locked ourselves INSIDE of our room. We had to call the owner to let us out.

Rest: none.  Kelley made wayne hike again.  It was worth it.

Hey people!!   THANKS again by the way for checking out our blog....  we are truly having a blast.  

So two nights ago, we took our first "Night Train"  from Munich, Germany, to Florence, Italy.  This is an easy way to travel through the night and wake up in a new town.  We made our reservations only a few days in advance, and found out there were no "private" cars left, and that we may have to share the cabin with some other folks.  Sure enough, we slept in a little car with 6 fold down bunks with an Italian guy named Croache (who spoke not a word of english)  and a young South Korean girl (who spoke a little).  9 hours later, Kelley and I got off the train at 6:18 am in the dark in Florence.

We quickly jumped on another train to head to the western coast of Italy, to an area with 5 small towns called the Cinque Terre.  All of them hug the rocky coast of the Mediteranian, and it's beyond beautiful.   We are staying in a town called Vernazza... 300 or so year round inhabitants. The people here are warm and friendly, and like true Italians, there's a lot of shouting going on, but no one is mad.  

We are off to swim and snorkel tomorrow.