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Caption: Cinque Terre #jandeanditaly
Caption: We planned this trip at the last minute. Almost all of the bookings made the night before we would arrive in a city (thanks AirBnB and Booking.com). When we booked in Vernazza, the owner warned of a storm coming in. It was more that we expected.
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Caption: We were really glad we took the early train to Vernazza. They actually shut down the tracks after we got in. But, that meant once the rain stopped, we had the place to ourselves.
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Caption: For the rest of the day, I ran up and down the hillside making photos of the village. In all, my phone said I climbed 192 flights of stairs.
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Caption: Some of my favorite photos from the whole trip came from the blue hour photos here.
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Caption: The next morning, we woke up to sunny skies and headed out to explore all of the towns in the region.
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Caption: Each town in the Chinque Terra is a little different, but it's a short train ride between them, so see them all.
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Caption: Eat pesto pizza here. It's where pesto was invented. We got it to go (take away) and sat on the jetty with a couple beers and soaked up the sun.
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Caption: There is nothing quite like these little cities on the hill. Though they are full of tourists, they still hold their charm.
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Caption: Next stop: Florence
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