HOLLAND
GERMANY
AUSTRIA
ITALY
TUNISIA
Nights were spent in italicized locations.
2000 October 04 : Wednesday
| Sep 20 |
Portland |
| Sep 21 | Charles
de Gaulle, Delft |
| Sep 22 | Amsterdam,
Delft |
| Sep 23 | Delft,
Rotterdam, Stromberg |
| Sep 24 | Dinkelsbühl,
Munich |
| Sep 25 | Schloss
Neuschwanstein, Munich |
| Sep 26 | Munich,
Solnhofen, Rothenburg ob der Tauber |
| Sep 27 | Rothenburg
ob der Tauber, Salzburg |
| Sep 28 | Berchtesgaden,
Salzburg |
| Sep 29 | Salzburg,
Vienna |
| Sep 30 | Vienna,
night train |
| Oct 01 | Venice |
| Oct 02 | Venice,
Verona, Florence |
| Oct 03 | Florence,
Pisa, Cinqe Terre (Monterosso) |
| Oct 04 | Cinqe
Terre: Riomaggiore, Manarola, Corniglia, Vernazza, Monterosso |
| Oct 05 | Cinqe
Terre (Monterosso), Rome: Coliseum, Forum |
| Oct 06 | Palestrina,
Rome: St. Peter's, Vatican Museum |
| Oct 07 | Rome:
Pantheon, Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountaine, Palatine Hill, etc. |
| Oct 08 | Santa
Maria Capua Vetere, Caserta, Naples |
| Oct 09 | Pozzouli,
Santa Maria Capua Vetere, Caserta, Naples |
| Oct 10 | Positano |
| Oct 11 | Mt.
Vesuvius, Pompeii, Positano |
| Oct 12 | Paestum,
Positano |
| Oct 13 | Positano,
Amalfi, Ravello, night train |
| Oct 14 | Taormina |
| Oct 15 | Catania,
Palermo, Trapani |
| Oct 16 | all-day
ferry, Tunis |
| Oct 17 | Tunis,
Thuburbo Majus, Zaghouan, Kairouan |
| Oct 18 | Kairouan |
| Oct 19 | Mactaris,
Sufetula, Kairouan |
| Oct 20 | Kairouan,
Monastir, El Jem, Houmt Souk |
| Oct 21 | Ajim,
Medenine, Ksar Hadada, Tataouine |
| Oct 22 | Ksar
Ouled Soltane, Douirat, Chenini, Foum Tataouine, Matmata |
| Oct 23 | Matmata,
Douz, Chott El D'Jerid, Tozeur |
| Oct 24 | Sidi
Bouhlel, Chott El Gharsa, Tozeur |
| Oct 25 | Chebika,
Tamerza, Mides, Seldja Gorge, Tozeur |
| Oct 26 | Sidi
Bouhlel, Chott El D'Jerid, Tozeur |
| Oct 27 | Chott
El Gharsa, Chott El D'Jerid, Sidi Bouhlel, Tozeur |
| Oct 28 | Chott
El D'Jerid, Sidi Bouhlel, Tozeur |
| Oct 29 | Dougga,
Sidi Bou Said, La Marsa |
| Oct 30 | La Marsa,
Rome |
| Oct 31 | Rome,
Atlanta, Portland |
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| ©2001-2008 by Mitch Darby - all rights reserved. | |
I awoke to sunshine. Needless to say, I was happy that I decided to stick to my schedule and leave Rome for later. Today I took the train to Riomaggiore and spent the day hiking the goat paths back to Monterosso.
01) RIOMAGGIORE | Looking
out towards the Mediterrainean. I took the next couple of shots from the
fort in the upper right-hand corner of this photo.
02) RIOMAGGIORE | The
houses and shops fill the ravine...
03) RIOMAGGIORE | ...and
seem to tumble right into the sea.
04) THE VIA DELL'AMORE | The
path from Riomaggiore to Manarola is paved with stones.
05) MANAROLA | In
all five villages, most of the buildings are only a few stories high with
balconies that hang over the street. Since cars can't get to the lower
parts of the towns, the street is available for boat parking.
06) MANAROLA | Picturesque.
07) MANAROLA | Looking
back toward the harbor.
08) MANAROLA | Just
beyond the point where photo #07 was taken. I took this distant view of
Corniglia.
09) CORNIGLIA | Looking
south, back towards Manarola.
10) CORNIGLIA | Corniglia
is the only village of the five that isn't built around a harbor. Instead,
it is sited on a high ridge and actually is accessible by road (auto).
11) CORNIGLIA | The
other half of town.
12) CORNIGLIA | Overview.
13) ON THE GOAT PATHS | Distant
view of Corniglia with an even more distant view of Manarola.
14) ON THE GOAT PATHS | Next
stop: Vernazza. Look closely for the sailboat.
15) VERNAZZA | Vernazza
is the most popular and perhaps the most picturesque of the five villages
(although, Manarola is a close second in my opinion).
16) VERNAZZA | All
the villages at one point had fortifications that protected them from
invasion by sea back in the day.
17) VERNAZZA | Looking
back towards the town from the harbor jetty.
18) VERNAZZA | The
main street.
19) VERNAZZA | You
can get to the villages by goat path, by train, or by ferry. One is making
a stop.
20) VERNAZZA | Overview.
21) VERNAZZA | I wanna take you higher!
22) MONTEROSSO | Only
a few ridges to go! I ended up back in Monterosso around 4 pm. The entire
hike is around 7 miles - though with all the ups and downs, it seems more
like double that. I soothed my feet with a walk through the Mediterranean
before heading back to my hotel room to drop off the camera. One of the
best dinners I had during my trip, I had here - Penne Salmon. Mmmmm, delicious!