Wow, what a day. Our first long drive through Italy, Greg and Tom-Tom and w/ a little help from Susanne got us to Cinque Terre where we spent a cloudy early morning and an absolutely perfect late morning/early afternoon walking from clifftop village Riomaggiore to clifftop village Manarola through the tunnels and cliff-paths along the sea. Did I say wow?! Drive, sites, food, walk was breathtaking.
Then, after a leisurely lunch in Manarola we walked back to our car and went to Pisa. Okay, truth be told we did get a bit turned around and I would say had about a 15 minute detour each way, but still made it to Pisa in time to climb the tower and visit the fascinating yet creepy old cemetery. After skirting the town to avoid a drive-through-ticket-w/o-city-pass we headed back to Lucca for an easy dinner before crashing into bed. Okay, the whole tower thing is way too cool! As we climbed we leaned one way, then the other, all the while leaning back on the downward sloping steps. Good news is that it wasn't claustrophobic, as there was enough light and air to make it bearable. No bad news here, except maybe the long corridor of stalls selling cheap goods.
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