James' colleague Brian was in Milan in early October, and we decided to take him (and ourselves) to the Cinque Terre for the weekend. It's always good to bring Brian along with us because he is great with our kids, doesn't seem to mind our disorganization, and is willing to help wrangle children when necessary. We stayed in an old schoolhouse that had been converted to a very nice hotel in La Spezia, which is the nearest large town to the Cinque Terre. We took a boat from La Spezia that stopped at each of the five towns along the coast (the Cinque Terre), as well as this town, Portovenere. This town is not technically in the "Cinque Terre" but it is really cool, too, and even has a castle built into a bluff.
Norah was NOT feeling well (later we learned she had an ear infection and some mild hand, foot and mouth disease...oops!) so she spent the boat ride sleeping soundly. Poor girl.
Here's the first town we visited: Manarola
Luca on a cannon overlooking Manarola
James, Susannah, and I
Brian and Luca being explorers in Manarola
Later, we took a boat from Manarola (the second town in the string of 5 towns) to Monterosso al Mare, the fifth town in the string. Here, James took a dip in the sea (look closely), and Brian, the kids, and I hung out on the beach.
Suzy Cute on the sea shore
Norah was starting to feel better as the day went on.
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