Week 2 in Italy was spent in the town of Levanto next to the Cinque Terre. Levanto was a great little town with a beach where we could walk everywhere. We rented an apartment in the medeival section of town and walked 5 minutes to the beach almost every day. We also took the train to visit the towns in the Cinque Terre. Beautiful!
On one day, even though the weather was nice, the waves were extraordinarily large! No one was allowed to swim because they were so dangerous. There must have been a storm in the Mediterranean, but it never reached us.
And now, some entries from the boy’s journals about the trip:
(Regarding the very large waves one day)
Leo: Today the waves were “ARE YOU KIDDING ME” TALL! For most of the day, we weren’t allowed to swim.
Max: The beach was wavy. It was fun.
(Regarding the towns of Cinque Terre)
Max: We went to 3 different towns. We waited 1 HOUR for the train.
Leo: We took a train and visited a few cities. My favorite was Riomaggiore because we got to drink Powerade there.
Levanto
Part of the beach in Levanto
The view from our apartment in Levanto
Sant'Andrea Church in Levanto. Begun in 1222.
The beach at Levanto!
Leo, Max & Heather enter the Mediterranean
Jumping waves!
The beach at Monterosso al Mare
Leo, Heather and Måns in Monterosso al Mare
Max does this every time we say it's time to leave the beach.
Max, Heather and Leo in Riomaggiore
Interesting cave in the water
Heather in Riomaggiore
Max, Måns and Leo in Manarola
Max and Leo in Corniglia
Måns in Vernazza
Manarola from a distance
Max has decided his crêpe is satisfactory.
Måns and Heather at Pizzeria Bruna
GIANT WAVES!
Måns in Bonnasola
Crazy waves on the beach in Bonnasola
Heather and the Waves
Måns at Osteria Candalla in Camaiore
Osteria Candalla
Måns and the boys at an old mill
Leo and Max