We travelled to La Spezia — follow the light orange line: on the Italian Riviera from Viareggio and then took a boat to Cinque Terra.  I hadn’t been before.  These are 5 small touristy village clinging to the  limestone coastline.  The natural beauty belies the touristy aprons, wooden spoons, and dresses from Prato in the markets of all the towns.  Here are some nice photos.  And here’s our tour guide, Anna who is working aboard the boat. Now for the scenery —

and some fun photos here:  it’s as though the houses are going to fall into the sea. There are the knots on the wall of the boat.  An older cat on a doorstep, and Larry and I —