Finito

And that is it for me. Next time Ill be writing from the summer camp. Grazie to all the people Ive met on the way, I better not put names because Im afraid Ill forget one: all the tips I got from you, the company we kept, the beaches we found, the volcanoes we walked up to, the endless dancing nights, the endless dancing nights (is not a typo, it deserves to be said more than once). Glad I met you, hope to stay in contact. Baci to you all, ciao belli…

Last Trek

My last two days of vacation. I picked a trek taking me across most of the Ligurian Riviera, from PortVenere to Camogli, walking across Cinque Terre and the Portofino peninsula. Great trek, a little crowded at times by tourist but was able to avoid them by taking the harder trails (most tourist don’t like t sweat). Plenty of food on the way, as I walked thru vineyards and farms. Couldn’t enjoy the sunset as I hit a pretty deep valley at the time, but made sure I was there for the sunset. Slept on a cliff overlooking the Riviera and was woken up by some fishermen with their motorboats just in time to see BOB (big orange ball) come up. Pretty. My favorite part? Walking into this small village, sorrounded by 3 mountains and a open in the ocean. Nice.

Genova

Once more I am taken aback by the Italian spirit. The Republica Genoese went through a lot to get to their place today and they wear it proudly. Sons of coal workers, fishermen, ship repairmen, is what inhabits this city today, and are not ashamed to tell you, on the contrary, they made a museum about it. Nice city. Pretty good mix of renaissance and medieval style, just across the street from each other!