I think its been about a week and a half since I left for my trip. I am at my last day here in Vernazza. Last time I emailed..I was in Verona taking the night train here. So I was at the train station and incredibly bored for hours. I was in a Mickey Ds waiting for time to go by..scouted the place..out of about 17 or so people..I was the only girl..not exactly the best situation so I was looking around to see if I can befriend anyone that seemed "innocent"..no one I wanted to approach...and then.. 2 nuns came walking in!! I thought "sweet!" I am hanging out by the nuns until my train comes which is exaclty what I did! My night train came..I had a couqetta which is a bed in a cabin..I felt right asleep..3 or 4 hours later I was in Genoa waiting for my transfer to Vernazza..met a very nice Canadian couple. I did get up a few minutes before my actual stop in Genoa and I was just looking out the window..I heard a cabin door open and out comes this guy in his undies..and a shirt..going to the bathroom..he scared me!! He reminded me of Hugh Grant's roommate in Notting Hill..you know the scene of him in his undies..scary right?!
I arrived in Vernazza yesterday early morning..planned to stay here for 3 nights but I changed my plans again and am making it 2 instead. I found my place that I was staying at..Annamarie let me in and at first I thought I was going to have to make it up this tiny green spiral staircase with my big backpack..but she led me in another way! phew!! The view was awesome but it was no joke hiking up to it!! So in my last email..I mentioned that I had a shower out in the terrace right?! well..haha..its been 3 or 4 days since Ive had a real shower and since ive washed my hair..and those who know me well know that I have a thing about hygiene so you can only imagine!! Reason why its been a few days since ive showered is because at the place that I stayed at in Venice..there were no showers .. so back to my shower in the terrace..I didnt want to shower when it was still light out because people can definitely see..so I decided to wait until dark..well darkness came and so did the wind!! The wind was constantly blowing the curtain so all of Vernazza could have seen me shower from the bottom of the hill! But again..remember its been 3 or so days since Ive showered so I had to..plus I had a J.Lo moment in the morning (in the Wedding Planner when she is in Steves office after he saved her from the garbage can..she looked in the mirror and noticed her hair..well my moment was like that but 10 times worse!). So after 20 minutes of figuring out how to get at least one side of the curtain to stay put...I went for it!! A quick 5 minute shower (hot water lasted for 3 minutes)..Im sure some folks saw me but at that point..I didnt care..shower was necessary!! Besides..I did see people swimming nude during my hike between the hill towns..so Im sure being nude in public is somewhat natural here ;). See..Jennie..I am not as big of a "princess" as you think I am haha..but you bet I am going to make my massage and facial appointments once I get back to the bay!
when she told me that the shower was in the terrace...somehow I had envisioned it to be more "glamourous"..haha.
Which brings me to today..today was my vacation from my vacation! Church bell woke me up at 6am..got up at 7ish..from all the town noise..did my laundry..and then trained to Monterosa which is the most resorty of towns here in the Cinque Terre..bought the cheapest beach towel I can find..spent bucks on tanning lotion..pulled the bikini out ..rented a chair and tanned all day! It was so relaxing falling sleep to the waves! Cinque Terre is definitely a unique place..it reminds me a lot of canton, china..this village that my family is from..people are yelling out at their neighborhoods.. clothes hanging from the balconies..has that special village smell..cats and dogs running wild everywhere..its a special place!
Tomorrow AM..I take the early train to Pisa for a quick stop before going to Lucca for one night and entering Florence and the Tuscany Hills area!
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