Day 2 in Cinque Terre was incredible. Our goal was to get to the 3 remaining villages before dark. We knew this was going to be a challenge with the amount of time the two of us like to spend taking pictures and eating!
Looking back at our village, Manarola, on our way to Croniglia
At the top of 382 steps that we climbed to get to Corniglia. Thank goodness there was delicious gelato waiting for us there.
Streets are a little small in Cinque Terre. Not too much room for anyone to have a big front yard.
Lemon trees in Corniglia
Breathtaking coastline on our way to Vernazza
Plants seem to grow well here...
More beautiful coast
After doubting ourselves a few times on which trail to take, we finally got a glimpse of Vernazza, the most unique town of all five.
Vernazza was my favorite.
Michael is cleaning up before our well deserved lunch break.
Nothing like a great Italian food and wine after a long hike.
1 Limoncello for Christa = 3 Limoncellos for Michael
Lunch, a bottle of wine, and 4 limoncellos later... we both needed to find the restroom. I apparently need to travel more because this was my first experience in a bathroom like this. Peeing in the woods would have been more comfortable.
Streets were a little wider in Vernazza and the town was a lot busier with tourists.
We had coffee down near the bay and at the far end of the town. We ate twice in this town!
As we were leaving Vernazza, we got stopped by a movie production. They were filming a scene on the trail and blocked all of hikers. Neither of us were very amused with this because it was cutting into our time to get to the last town before sunset. The wait was worth it though. This was my favorite view of Vernazza. 
Ciao! Vernazza
After a long hike through the dark forest, we finally made it to Monterrosso. It was pretty all lit up at night, but that was about as good as it got. After seeing Monterrosso, Michael and I now refer to this region as Quatro Terre. The other four towns are so impressive and Monterrosso is overly touristy and not as authentic. We walked through the town and after not being impressed by the over-priced restaurants, we found the next train back to Manarola. Just to make sure we still ate in every town though, Michael bought beer from a vending machine, gross. Once back in Manarola, we enjoyed another monumental-sized dinner of pasta, wine, multiple baskets of bread for our parmesan and olive oil.
Cinque Terre is an absolute must see for everyone. I wish we had more time here and I can't wait to go back another time to do more hiking and of course eat more!
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