A beach day in Montorosso (5/23/09)

Today we planned as our complete relaxation day, which we accomplished for the most part. Unfortunately, we couldn’t put off laundry any longer, so got it out of the way first thing in the morning. This turned out to be a good thing since most of the clothes didn’t really dry – we had it hanging all over our room. While we were doing our laundry (and hence, without camera) there was a wedding in the square of Vernazza. The little red VW Bug (Original) Convertible was allowed to drive down the street as townspeople and tourists all moved out of the way and applauded the bride.
It was pretty neat, and of course, Lisa enjoyed it.

Once we finally finished the laundry we took the train to Montorosso al Mare. After a quick stroll through the town, we realized it wasn’t as quaint or photogenic as the other towns, so we just headed straight for the beach. We paid 13 Euros for 2 chairs and an umbrella on a private beach and it was a great investment. The water was cool and refreshing, though the beach itself was pretty tough to walk on (HOT!!!). We were probably there for 3 hours or so and it was great.



When we got back to Vernazza we changed and ate dinner on the square at a restaurant called Gianni Franzi’s. Lisa got nosy and asked the couple next to us where they were from (Colorado) and we ended up hanging out with Jen and Michael all night. They had just flown into Italy, so we were giving them tips on what we’d done so far. We finished our dinners and decided to get a few bottles of wine. Their room (which was awesome and much bigger than ours) came with a loft and a balcony that looked out over the city, so we sat up there to drink our wine and get to know each other. When we finished our bottles we figured we’d head back down to town to see what was going on. The previous night we had been kept up by singing in the square all night. Tonight (Saturday) the place was shut down. It was practically empty. We convinced one Enoteca (which was actually closed) to sell us one last bottle of wine that we shared with our new friends.

All in all, it was a great day. Got fresh clothes, laid on the beach, drank some vino, and made some friends.