Livorno

5/21/2014

At the Port of Livorno we took a tour to Cinque Terre which means five lands. It is a beautiful area otherwise known as the Italian Riviera. Vineyards, houses and churches are perched on dramatic cliffs. Lemons are the size of grapefruits and we were there during the lemon festival. The area is known for its pine nuts & basil so of course pesto is a popular dish. It was so bursting with flavour that we all bought jars to take home with us. On the tour we took a boat along the stunning coast as well as two trains. Our tour guide Andrea was fantastic, he was a historian who was full of knowledge and humour, he is from the bay known as the bay of poets where Shelley & Keats were known to have lived.

7 Comments

Brittany

5/21/2014 03:21:57 am

So cool you get to explore Cinque Terre! One of my favourite places. Enjoy!!

julie Levesque

5/21/2014 07:17:45 am

Awe...so beautiful.... hope you are having a good time...thinking of you.

momS

5/21/2014 07:53:44 pm

U'r all going to be returning home with golden tans! And great to have a historian as a guide! Keats surely received his inspiration for his famous 'Ode to Autumn' from the scenes of fruitfulness u'r describing. Our tree-lined driveway currently adorned with 'mellow fruitfulness' - orange persimmons, orange mandarins, yellowing lemons and gooseberries all filled with 'ripeness to the core' call out the 'ode' in me :)

Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness,
Close bosom-friend of the maturing sun;
Conspiring with him how to load and bless
With fruit the vines that round the thatch-eaves run;
To bend with apples the mossed cottage-trees,
And fill all fruit with ripeness to the core

Heather

5/22/2014 12:32:15 am

Blue skies, happy tummies - so happy for you all! xxoo

Heather

5/22/2014 10:45:33 pm

And hooray Habs!! Cheersing you from afar with every goal! 🍻xxoo

Joy Stevens

5/25/2014 05:25:32 am

Wow, Carol. What a beautiful trip! I am mesmerized by the photos. And the food!!!!
Glad you're having such a wonderful time. Sending love to all.

Kate Joan Skinner

5/25/2014 07:03:04 pm

Such beauty, so much to take in. Lots of love. xx

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