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Prego is not just a spaghetti sauce!

Jvi
2004-09-14 11:16:14

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met a couple from Switzerland on the way up but they turned around when the weather looked bad. You could see the storm clouds far out on the water as they moved eastward. It was a real "killer walk" up the hill. The other couple spoke German. You could see where the forest fire last summer destroyed a lot of trees. The paths were treacherous as the lost trees allowed a lot of erosion. The views were spectacular. Monterosso al Mare from the top of the hill. It started to rain and then stopped several times. We stopped at the top of the hill at a church and restaurant for a drink and continued down to Vernazza and (another Vernazza from the cliffs) for lunch at Trattoria da Capitano. The restaurant was just getting ready to close so they told us we would have to order right away. They then turned several others away, explaining to one couple that if they allowed them in they would legally have to stay open for an hour and a half more. Then they would have no time to rest before preparing for dinner. We walked out on the sea barrier and looked back at Vernazza. We took the train back to Monterosso after waiting one and a half hours at the station. We could have walked back quicker.

Went back to our room, cleaned up and visited a few local bars for a few glasses of wine and some snacks. There are several local bars in the old part of Monterosso. The Hotel Porto Roco is also a nice place to stop for a drink and a nice view. A little on the expensive side but nice. There is another bar on the beach side of the beach road. It's the only building on the beach side of the road and you get a nice view of the sunset. They give nice snacks too.

Went back to La Spiaggia for dinner, talked to the Australian couple, Win and Peter. They were from Sydney. They were going to Siena next and we recommended the convent, Alma Domus. They stayed there and we met them for a drink a few nights later in Siena. They liked the Alma Domus. They told us about Bali, now ...