After the weekend of the Palio, I headed to the beautiful Cinque Terre. The Cinque Terre is compromised of five different villages and is connected by trains.

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The train ride was about 40 euro and was supposed to take four hours but we accidentally took the wrong one and got stuck in the Pisa and Empoli train stations. In Cinque Terre some of the trains aren’t announced and there are not signs saying which train is which so be careful!

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We got up at 4:00am to catch our first train.

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This is the view of Cinque Terre! There are colorful houses on the hill and beautiful blue Mediterranean seas!

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It felt like paradise there and nothing like the beaches in Oregon.

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This was our first stop and we jumped off these rocks into the water!

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Be careful of the rocks because they are very sharp and will cut your leg easily.

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Here is Kylie, Sammi, Deva, Claire, Jasmine and I in the water!

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The next stop we made was dinner where ate pasta by the beach.

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And of course we got gelato! This is my favorite combination of Fragola (strawberry) and Chocolate.

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Our last stop was the beach! We had to pay five euros each to sit on the beach with an umbrella and chair.

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Amy and I split a drink!

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Overall, I had great time in Cinuque Terre and it will be coming back there again some day.

Until Next Time,
The Italian Duck