tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post7765482359367982909..comments2024-03-22T23:27:47.349+00:00Comments on EAGLETON NOTES: The Cinque TerreGraham Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-33457443466807554822012-10-13T22:58:59.193+01:002012-10-13T22:58:59.193+01:00No. Experiencing these places first hand is, as I...No. Experiencing these places first hand is, as I know from my visits to Northland with you, quite different to seeing photos or reading about the places even if one actually learns more by reading.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-82643112889718002772012-10-13T22:56:44.533+01:002012-10-13T22:56:44.533+01:00Gosh Monica it does look like a canal but no, it i...Gosh Monica it does look like a canal but no, it is a street. The sea is just at the end of the street.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-90578567869613008942012-10-13T22:55:09.569+01:002012-10-13T22:55:09.569+01:00Italy is a wonderful country Virginia. I love it,...Italy is a wonderful country Virginia. I love it, its food and its people and there is history by the millennium load.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-57460942162383094252012-10-11T21:49:56.943+01:002012-10-11T21:49:56.943+01:00Fantastic area. Amazing architecture and history....Fantastic area. Amazing architecture and history. I've seen photos of it before but none as comprehensive as yours, GB. I have a much better idea of what it's all like now. But that can't compare with the experience!Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15276284964859313257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-82894407718532365142012-10-11T12:51:06.675+01:002012-10-11T12:51:06.675+01:00I don't think I ever heard of Cinque Terre bef...I don't think I ever heard of Cinque Terre before. Certainly seems like a place worth a visit... From your comments I gather that quite a few people think so ;) Is that a canal in Manarola, like in Venice? At first glance I took it for a street, but then suddenly I noticed boats! Spectacular views in all of these photos.DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-70234760756312610012012-10-11T12:44:23.120+01:002012-10-11T12:44:23.120+01:00What a lovely place to visit...looking through you...What a lovely place to visit...looking through your photos I got a sense of what it would be like to live there in those quaint little houses on the cliff side (an artist's dream come true scenery) with lots of tourists visiting everyday...smile.<br />Glad you enjoyed the trek.<br />I think I'm adding Italy to my travel plans for the future, and walk the entire five towns.VirginiaChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17282569773671179047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-70057904060334520992012-10-11T09:19:42.289+01:002012-10-11T09:19:42.289+01:00That's the very place. The olives and the sea...That's the very place. The olives and the sea. Wonderful. By the way Kay I've been meaning to comment on your Monarch butterflies (NZ is full of them). I read your blog but haven't got around to commenting . Memo to self!Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-30614037851795153112012-10-11T09:16:41.926+01:002012-10-11T09:16:41.926+01:00No Carol we just walked the first track. We didn&...No Carol we just walked the first track. We didn't have time because we had to be in Antibes 200miles away that afternoon (and my knee couldn't have done it anyway and I couldn't get a new knee in time!).Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-74273745508599371242012-10-11T09:14:37.462+01:002012-10-11T09:14:37.462+01:00Thanks Lisa. It was.Thanks Lisa. It was.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-38515985004285731492012-10-11T09:14:15.381+01:002012-10-11T09:14:15.381+01:00Yes the earthquakes do rather make one think and i...Yes the earthquakes do rather make one think and it is certainly in my mind when I'm in some of these places where they are a real possibility. Somehow the 'it won't happen today' feeling usually takes over though.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-54897521845988400382012-10-11T09:10:19.723+01:002012-10-11T09:10:19.723+01:00Thanks for the information Meike. Crowds are cont...Thanks for the information Meike. Crowds are controlled and if the path gets too full they close it. There are no cyclists and later on in the day it would be impossible anyway.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-91454883638859953702012-10-11T09:08:19.281+01:002012-10-11T09:08:19.281+01:00Yes Adrian the sun wasn't at its best position...Yes Adrian the sun wasn't at its best position for photography at that hour of the morning but after 8.30 am the crowds become intolerable.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-4974183344788821192012-10-11T04:10:17.153+01:002012-10-11T04:10:17.153+01:00My sister visited this area two years ago. I have...My sister visited this area two years ago. I have a tea towel from there! She loved it too and her photographs of the area are just incredibly beautiful. Was this where she said the smell of the olives was so wonderful? Sorry, I might be getting it mixed it up with someplace else!Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-141212464210662592012-10-11T00:03:43.025+01:002012-10-11T00:03:43.025+01:00Our local travel guru, Rick Steves, (author of sev...Our local travel guru, Rick Steves, (author of several travel books, including "Europe by the Back Door") has traveled to the Cinque Terre several times and recommends it highly. We've never been to Italy, but what beautiful photos and what a beautiful cliff walk. Did you walk the entire 18 km? I hope the weather was temperate and not too hot. Thanks for sharing your experience. xoxo CarolCanadian Chickadeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12995693884248628958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-72836836966213884172012-10-10T23:17:31.363+01:002012-10-10T23:17:31.363+01:00Your photos are spectacular, GB. What a wonderful ...Your photos are spectacular, GB. What a wonderful vacation!shabby girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12340974325967555770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-44596008057831660872012-10-10T22:01:19.694+01:002012-10-10T22:01:19.694+01:00Alex managed to visit there.. I was jealous... But...Alex managed to visit there.. I was jealous... But today we made the decision not to even drive over the hills here, or through the tunnel, and that was my first thought when I looked at your pictures as it reminds me of Christchurch cliffs. The earthquakes have changed my desire to visit quite a few places! Sad, but true. Glad you got to see it though :)Fi from Four Paws and Whiskershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11217307759511472654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-74444882470676794452012-10-10T21:30:01.454+01:002012-10-10T21:30:01.454+01:00It is certainly worth keeping, which is of course ...It is certainly worth keeping, which is of course why it has become part of UNESCO's world heritage.<br />Such beautiful names; Cinque Terre literally means "Five Earths" (in that case, obviously the "earths" meaning the territoriae belonging to each of the five towns/villages). Riomaggiore means major river and Monterosso red mount/mountain.<br />The walk looks like my kind of "thing" - although I doubt I'd have managed to be there so early in the morning, but I guess you have to if you want to avoid the worst of the crowds! And I seriously hope they did not allow cyclists on the path... they ruined an otherwise beautiful walk along Lake Garda for us back in June.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-41947631442040902492012-10-10T17:33:42.784+01:002012-10-10T17:33:42.784+01:00This is a fantastic area. I never knew it existed....This is a fantastic area. I never knew it existed. It would be great to walk that path. Superb at dusk I would imagine.<br />Where do you find Australians for trail breaking? ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.com