On Saturday a group of 14 guys took on the Italy rail system to head to Cinque Terra Riomaggiore. It was an early morning starting at 5:00 AM to make the 7:00 AM train. As the morning went on, we stopped in Pisa and then 2 other cities to make our way to the coast. When we arrived, we started our day by taking the hiking trail along the coast for a few miles before it turned into construction and was closed. We then had to hike a few miles into the mountains to make the longer journey up and around. The hike was a little more than expected as groups of people with actual hiking gear were walking by, and we were all in jeans and sweatshirts with regular shoes on!  The terrain was rough, but the views were amazing and worth it. As we finished up, we could see Manarola, A beautiful Italian city where you’ve seen a lot of pictures online of the buildings tucked into the rock walls. 

After our long hike, we ended up at Manarola which was considered town #2. The town was very beautiful, and many of us tried their unique seafood options, such as octopus sandwiches. After this, we explored more of Manarola and found some amazing views. We then went to Monterosso, which is considered town #5, and checked out the sandy beaches of the Mediterranean! We then checked out the water drainage tunnels and saw how the water drainage system was designed very early on, but it is still ahead of its time with how efficient it is. After checking out the drainage tunnels we finally made our way home and ended up chasing down a bus that was able to bring us back to the hotel.

Tom and Calvin