Lots and lots of locks
Leaving Riomaggiore you can see the next town (Manarola)
The trains runs directly next to the water
The end of the Via dell'Amore (see the hearts are on the front)
Manarola
No cars, but plenty of boats in the street (Manarola)
Me taking pictures of our group taking pictures
Look at the color of the water
Beware of Falling Boulders
Another view of Manarola
See the cave high above the water
Suspended Bridge
See the 2 arches along the road, this is where we went down to touch the water (only easy spot we found)
The 2 arches
Corniglia
Lemons
Vernazza (Very Nice)
Water fountain
Talk about a private balcony
On the beach in Monterrossa
The beach is smooth gravel not sand
That is very clear water...
Nice houses with private driveways
Probably the best of the 5 towns to stay
Back home in Santa Margherita di Ligure
What exactly does this sign mean? Perhaps they need a better English translator
Genova (World War I Monument)
In the background the Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria (in flowers)
Genova Salami...I just had to take this one
The guy that is in the box under the alter
The plaza in Genova where the Tourist Office is located
Genova - Borsa (Stock Exchange)
Genova - Bank of Italy
Genova - Post Office
You can't see it but the guards have machine guns
Genova - Christopher Columbus lived here (very small house outside the city gates)
Genova - City Gates
Genova - City Gates up close
A parking lot for lots and lots of motorcycles
Genova - Coming inside the City Gates
The Best Restaurant - only locals ate there (dingy but great and cheap food)
Via Garibaldi - once huge houses of the bankers, now they are owned by the banks
Genova - this church was built with stores below to pay for its construction, now it is a money maker for the church
Genova - Flag
Genova - Along the Waterfront
Genova - Aquarium
Genova - This show the expansion (bottom Roman Times, Liguran, etc)
Genova - Ligurean Style
Anywhere the ceiling is white is new - Destroyed during the war
A British bomb that did not explode in the church
Original Ceiling
What is white is new - bombed during the war; older ceiling is original
Genova - Train Station
Genova - World War I Monument (Ceiling)
Nino, Pinto and Santa Maria
Pat Hotkowski (Our Tour Guide)
Stopped here on our way back from Genova to Santa Margherita di Ligure
Painted facades - Camogli
Door number 1 in Camogli
Camogli - Just beautiful (similiar to Monterrosso)
Not all these windows are real (they are painted so is the brick work)
View from my Hotel in Bormio (Hotel Cristallo)
Another view from my Hotel Room in Bormio
Down the street from my hotel room in Bormio
Across the street from the Hotel Cristallo
Signs in Italian and German
Top of the lift at Bormio
Town of Bomrio from the mountain
Closer shot of the town below
Bormio - Church and Tower
Italian church on the hillside
A small Italian town from the bus
A fort on a hillside from the bus
Lots of grapes
Is that a Palm Tree in the mountains?
This is where we stopped for a break on the drive to Bormio (rest stop)
Lake Como
Varenna
The Ferry from Varenna to Bellagio
Leaving Varenna by Ferry
Varenna from the Ferry
Leaving Varenna
Coming ito Bellagio by Ferry
Bellagio
The windy street up from the water in Bellagio
San Giacomo Church in Bellagio (from the 11th Century)
Italian Liquors
Apartments in the plaza by San Giacomo
Original Wood Ceiling in San Giacomo Church
Original Cross in the Church
Church Tower - San Giacomo
Picture of Bellagio when it started
A church converted to condos in the 1950s
A view from one of the Hotels in Bellagio - what a view!
A house next to the hotel - what a view they have!
Along the water where the Ferry drops you off in Bellagio
Varenna in the distance
Varenna - Old Church and Tower
Varenna - The old chruch (tower is on thefar right)
Cript in the floor of the Church
Varenna - Door Number 1
Bormio - Old Church (Santo Spirito)
Exterior of Santa Spirito Church in Old Section of Bormio
Santa Vitale Church in Bormio
Clock Tower - Santa Vitale
Notice the gas heaters in the church
Old Section of Bormio
New section of Bormio
Old Town part of Bormio
Bormio - Door Number 1
Old Town section of Bormio
Drinking Water fountain from 1948
Monestary from 1632 in Bormio (St. Ignazio)
Connects the Church (left) to the Monestary (right) so they can go to church at anytime
St Ignazio Church (connection to Monestary on far left)
What a name for a Hotel?
Coat of Arms for Bormio on the Street
Did I read that correctly?
Humm???
At the bus station going to Livigno
Pic from the bus going to Livigno
Old Church on the hillside going to Livigno
Covered roads so that an avalanche does not block the road
Road going into Livigno
You can ski on both sides of the mountain - Livigno in the center
Livigno
Newer building in Livigno
Italian, English, German and Polish
At one of the peaks - Livigno
At the top - Livigno
A group party in my hotel room (Bormio)
The many tunnels from Bormio to Milan (one was 6 miles long)
Fortress - Milan
Milan - Symbol of Fashion (Needle and Thread)
Symbol for Milan - Needle and Thread
For Easter (filled with candy)
Filled with chocolates for Easter (74 Euros)
Milan Flag
St. Maria Church where the “Last Supper” is located.
The yellow part on the left is the entrance; go right to see the “Last Supper”
Milan - Door Number 1
The section under the table where Jesus's feet were was removed to put in a entrance to the kitchen
Across the Street from Santa Maria Church - shows inner courtyard
Milan - Old Street Car
Milan - New Street Car
Milan - Lots of Graffiti
Making flowers out of veggies!
Look what the Police drive...
Close up of the veggies.
Milan - Duomo
Milan - Shopping Area
Milan - High End Shopping (left) - Duomo (far right)
The shopping area is covered.
One of the many stained glass windows in the Duomo (Milan)
The floor of the Duomo
Under the alter of the Duomo (Milan)
Under the alter of the Duomo - done in silver
Chandeliers are in many of the stores and restaurants in Milan
Group Party in my hotel room in Santa Margherita di Ligure (Lido Palace Hotel)
The view from my hotel room (Lido Palace Hotel) = Room 210
View from my balcony (Lido Palace Hotel)
The 5 towns that make up the Cinque Terre
The Starting Point for the Cinque Terre
The starting point is on the left - see the walking path
Look at the color of the water!
Via dell'Amore - people lock up the love (entrance)
The guy who is in the box under the alter
Genova - White part of the ceiling was destroyed during the war
