Laters London - MC and JD's adventure back to NZ
Today didn't start so well for one of us. After our first pizza in Italy, Jo was a frequent visitor to the bathroom for the best part of the day. I think her stomach is still getting used to Italian food.
Crom however had a leisurely breakfast and did some research on what to do to fill in 4 hours before the train the Monterosso. However this went out the window as we when we were packing up to check out we looked at the train tickets and saw our train left in 40 minutes. Lucky we are staying beside the train station!
After checking out and finding our train, we had a bit of a different train journey. We ended up going through Genoa, where only the day before lightning had hit a bridge, collapsing it and killing 40 odd people. A pretty somber experience. After this the journey picked up with some stunning views of the coastline.
Once in Monterosso, the first village in the Cinqure Terre National Park, we had to literally fight our way off the platform.
Back to the seaside!
August 15, 2018
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Milan to Monterosso, Italy
Today didn't start so well for one of us. After our first pizza in Italy, Jo was a frequent visitor to the bathroom for the best part of the day. I think her stomach is still getting used to Italian food.
Crom however had a leisurely breakfast and did some research on what to do to fill in 4 hours before the train the Monterosso. However this went out the window as we when we were packing up to check out we looked at the train tickets and saw our train left in 40 minutes. Lucky we are staying beside the train station!
After checking out and finding our train, we had a bit of a different train journey. We ended up going through Genoa, where only the day before lightning had hit a bridge, collapsing it and killing 40 odd people. A pretty somber experience. After this the journey picked up with some stunning views of the coastline.
Once in Monterosso, the first village in the Cinqure Terre National Park, we had to literally fight our way off the platform.
The popularity of this place seems to have outgrown the train station! The trains are now longer than the outdoor platform so we ended up disembarking the train in the tunnel and then walking along to the rest of the platform! After a short trek into the old town we found our accommodation and settled in.
After feeling so ill and the disappointment that our laptop was no longer charging... Jo understandably went to sleep for a few hours and Crom went for a walk. An amazing little town town with so many people! Wandering around to find out where everything was, take some photos, sample the local gelato and get some supplies for the next few days was a joy. I'm looking forward to a few days here.
P.S. Apologies for being MIA the last week or so while we encountered technical difficulties...keep reading to find out how we have gotten back online!
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On our way!
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The second longest travel day... so far!
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What we came to Norway for
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Travelling through postcard worthy scenery
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The city of seven mountains
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Our first overnight train and Ryanair sucks
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Tiger Woods and Ellie Lock
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Scotland in the school holidays
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A sleep in and a distillery
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Island hopping in Scotland
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A Ben is a mountain
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Highland weekend
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Hopefully the earliest start of the trip
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Catalonian culture and Spanish summers
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Travel lessons
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The Moorish Kingdom in Europe
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Exploring sunny Granada
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Holy shit it's hot
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Seville round 2
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Back to Madrid
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Spanish Culture and 101 Montaditos
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Travel days and Swiss facts
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Toddlers and Mountains
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Cow fighting and Swiss horn orchestra
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À bientôt Suisse et ciao Italia!
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Back to the seaside!
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Wine tasting and the beach
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Scenic walk and the beach
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Falling Towers and the Renaissance
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Michael and David
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Florence round two
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Avoiding flying Italians
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Tour de Umbria
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Don't go chasing waterfalls between 1 and 3pm
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Saints and signal failure
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Floating city and random catch ups
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Sunsets, pasta and tiramisu
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Ciao Italia, zdraveĭ Bŭlgariya
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More Romans and the Ottomans
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Balkan bites
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Victory Day!
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The oldest city….we have visited
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Pilgrimage to ANZAC Cove
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Living in caves
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Sun comes up, sun goes down
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Hiro tour let’s go!
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It’s a party in the sky with Turkish Airlines!
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Corn, fish sandwiches, and the art of bargaining
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The longest travel day by far
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Chilling and a cultural education
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Famous graves and forest walks
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Living like a local
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Escaping the city
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New York, New York!
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Bagels and memorials
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Old faces and sexy shoes
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J-E-T-S JETS JETS JETS
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Green space in a concrete jungle
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“Bonus” night in NYC
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Toronto!
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We can play dodgeball!
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The bright lights of the big waterfall
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Roughriders and Whiskey
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The Sunshine State
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Going to the zoo zoo zoo
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California Sunsets
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I feel the need, the need for speed!... and shopping!
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Beverley Hillbillies
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A day at the beach
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Escape to suburbia
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Back to the hustle
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Last day on tour
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The most beautiful country in the world
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