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Getting to the Cinque Terre region of Italy from Dallas/Fort Worth is relatively straightforward but still a bit long. The hard part is wondering whether your flights will be on time so that you can make your train connections….leave enough layover time to account for contingencies but not so much that you spend excessive time traveling. Dallas to Miami to Milan, then catch the Malpensa Express to Milano Centrale for the train to La Spezia and a connection to Riomaggiore, my home for the next several days.
I was pretty tired from not having slept much on the flight and I thought I’d just go right to sleep when I arrived. But my first view of the aqua blue of the Mediterranean as the train made its way down the coast was intoxicating. My host Christina at I Limone Di Thule in Riomaggiore didn’t help matters, as she peppered me with suggestions of what I could do my first evening there! So I grabbed my camera and headed out for a couple of hours.
Going to the harbor is a natural first stop. As the sun was starting its descent, people were gathered on the rocks to watch the sunset. Like some other photographers, I was drawn to the boats pulled up in the tiny square next to the harbor. Once I started making some photos, the fatigue left and I enjoyed the rest of my first night out in Cinque Terre.
