Last night, we went to the most amazing dinner here in Cinque Terre. We sat high above the town in a restaurant in an old castle with a view of both the ocean at sunset and the town of Vernazza (where we have been staying). To start, we had homemade pasta with pesto sauce ( the pesto sauce here is amazing...its the birthplace of pesto and we can promise youve never tasted anything like it at home). Then for the main course, we had the seafood feast. Clams, mussels, crawfish, other fish, unidentifiable seafood. Upon its arrival in a big pan that is was cooked in, Jen began to say 'oh no, oh no' because some of the animals still had faces and legs etc. However, she braved it and ate every last drop. It was sooooooooo delicious and wonderful. We feel so lucky to be having so many amazing experiences.
The last couple of days here have been great. Upon arrival, we were hot and tired, so we headed down to the ocean for a little swim. The next morning, we woke up early and took the long, narrow, hilly, beautiful hike through all five towns. I just cant describe in words how great it really was. We started in Monterosso and hiked the first leg in about 90 minutes which got us back to Vernazza where we took a short break in our room for an early lunch. We then headed out on the rest of the hike (which took about 3 more hours) before ending in RioMaggiore and having lunch at a little restaurant called Bar Centrale (the first place Josh ever had a cappucino 11 years ago on his backpacking trip across Europe). After the hike, we took another swim to cool off. Yesterday, we did part of the hike again just for fun and went to a big street market in Monterosso. Then, you guessed it, another swim in the ocean before relaxing a bit before our big meal. Today, we head for Rome. It should be great....and hot!!!
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