As I mentioned, we had a quickie flight to Zurich. Once landing, we headed to the car rental spot. Although we planned to drive a cute little BMW, it wouldn't hold our luggage. So, we ended up with a Peougot( sp?) SUV. Much more my speed anyway. The destination at this point is a town outside of Vernazza @ 5+ hours away.
The Journey
I'm sure Zurich was lovely, but I fell asleep once we hit the road. I did awaken outside of Lucerne. The mountains were beautiful! One sleepy town after another. Even though this area was mountainous, we seldom climbed.
Lots of tunnels. Lots! The road map looked pretty straight but the roads winded and winded and winded. Reminds me if riding the Dragon Tail in the Smokey's. Only longer. And more motorcycles. They traversed in between lanes and cars like crazy. We exited in what I thought was Levanto. Nope, Levante. Luckily, it was part of the train schedule to Vernazza. No car travel to Vernazza, so we parked our car and hopped the train.
Our first good peek at the Mediterranean Sea!
After switching trains and waiting, we finally arrived in Vernazza- one part of Cirque Terre.
We walked along the streets to find our hotel. They let us drop off our luggage to grab a quick bite. Pasta for all! Kyle had spaghetti with mussels, Jim had spaghetti with bolognese, Katie and I had different pastas but both had pesto! Yum! Not sure if it was really good, as we were tired and hungry. You know how that goes. Time to get settled in for the night. More to follow on our stay.
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