Vet Judy

Over part of these two days I ventured up to the areas of Santa Margherita Ligure and Portofino. What beautiful small villages along the coast.

The weather was beautiful as well. In Portofino a cup of coffee will run you 5.00$.

Needless to say, lunch was packed and I ate it overlooking the beautiful docks and the shiny boats. There are a very small number of shops, ship sales offices, some good walking trails and a cemetery where the graves are above the ground in the rocks.

Of course, there was yet another beautiful cathedral in the center of the city. You can catch a ferry or a bus between Santa Margherita Ligure and Portofino.

The bus has to honk going around the corners on the stone ledge next to the sea, as there is no room for two vehicles at the same time.

Occasionally the other car had to back up to let us through. This was undoubtedly a foreigner driving a rental car, as the locals seem to be listening for those horns. I ate supper in Santa Margherita and had spaghetti with clams and then a white fish baked with white wine, anchovies and olive oil with lemon. This may sound a little off, but it was fantastic. What a nice way to end the day.

Tomorrow I have to catch a train to Milan, then connect from there to a region of Italy near Lake Maggiore. This is a smaller town. I won’t be staying in Milan, just getting to see the inside of the rather huge train station.