Day 19- Cinque Terre

Time for the beach! So I've been enjoying the apartment all to myself, but the beach was calling me. So we get tickets for the train, make it to our first stop and change trains. However, the train was delayed, so we are waiting and waiting. Then it gets cancelled. Since our friend Francesco came with us, he tells us to get on the next train. So we are sitting scattered all over and decide to take a little nap since it would be an hour. So I'm seating next to a man and across from us is a couple. The next thing I know, I wake up to this woman yelling and the man next to me going back and forth. So apparently the train we got on wasn't a regionale (local) train, it was like the Eurostar where you pay for your assigned seat.

This woman is showing them her ticket and speaking Italian really fast. The man next to me keeps telling the couple not to get up, we all paid for a seat and so on. So they carry on for about five minutes. I all I can think is when are we getting off. So this older man on the other side of the aisle gets up and gives the woman his seat. So since our train was canceled the conductors on the train understand and let you ride anyway, but we need to get up when the person comes for their seat that they paid for. So we make another stop, I had to get out my seat, but I found another one. Italians really love to argue, some man yesterday was going off on the train conductors. The man just kept yelling, even when we got off the train he started right back up. If only I could understand.

So finally we make it there. The water was so beautiful. It is the first time since I've been in Italy that I have actually seen blue water. All the water has been a green muddy color. The day was nice and sunny, the sky was clear with fluffy white clouds. It couldn't have been a better day to go, in addition to it being hot. So we find a place to put our towels, grab some lunch, I couldn't wait to get in. When you walk into the water you can see the pebbles on the ground. The water was so clear and all of the scenery was just breath taking. I'm so mad I didn't bring my camera, I was worried about it coming up missing.

So I got into the water, it wasn't cold but felt perfect. There was this huge rock out in the water that people were climbing up and diving off of. I never made it to the rock, maybe next time. I have to make it back to take pictures. It was just a beautiful day, drank lots of water and gelato (ice cream). I normally don't eat a lot of ice cream, but the heat and it's just so good. This by far was the most relaxing day I have had since I've been here.