Arriving at Vernazza

3-Nov-2013 (Sunday) - Vernazza, Cinque Terre

2nd day morning in Italy and we took the train to Cinque Terre. The plan was to stop at Monterosso and walk to Vernazza. Unfortunately for us, we weren't familiar with the train, so instead of stopping at Monterosso, we missed a few station and ended up in La Spezia instead. We got a Cinque Terre Park card for 2 days with free unlimited travel on the train, and hop on to get to Vernazza. 

After checking in, we went to explore the town. There was only one main road, that leads straight to the sea.
There's a church at the town which I'll write about in another post. And there are charming alley all over the place. The food there was surprisingly good as well, but that again, will be in another post.

The ocean that greeted us was amazing! I have never seen a sea so rough with tides so huge before! (Of course that was only my first day there, apparently the tides can get frightening higher during stormy days!). They have a system of warning using flags telling you how rough the sea was going to be. There are also lines drawn on the coast and you can see how far in the tides can reach. It was amazing, and I think I could have just stand there whole day watching the waves without ever getting bored.

Watch out for more post on Vernazza as I continue my exploration of it the next morning, as well as the church and food there.

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Vernazza
Cinque Terre Park Card