Cinque Terre

This is page 1 of a 2 page layout about Dennise and I's adventures in the Cinque Terre, in Italy. I designed all of the background paper in PS CS and then printed it out onto cardstock to add the jewels and pictures etc. Also hoping this will get picked up as it was a HOF reject.  {Journaling } The five towns on the Italian Riviera, Riomaggiore, Manarola, Corniglia, Vernazza & Monterosso al Mare. Dennise & I stayed in Vernazza, which after hiking the cliffs through the five towns was our favorite. Climbingthe seemingly endless stairs to Corniglia was definitely an experience! I wasn't sure we were going to make it but, I have to say, it was worth it! Dennise introduced me to the most amazing invention of all time here, PESTO! Pesto I discovered comes from the Genova region, which is very near to the Cinque Terra. We had pesto soup, pesto pasta & the ultimate, pesto, tomato & fresh mozzarella sandwiches! The local people of these towns were so kind & friendly. Dennise & I met a lovely older Italian couple who ran a store in Moterosso & they told us all about the wines of the region. they gave us a great deal on the wine we purchased. Each town makes a label white wine and there is a Cinque Terre wine as well. They are also famous for their sweet dessert wine, “Sciacchetra”. We of course felt it our duty to sample them all! Dennise & I rented this gorgeous “room”, it was HUGE, with shuttered windows that opened out to the one main street through town. It was a paradise, one of my absolute favorite places in Italy and we didn't want to leave.