Wednesday, October 19, 2005

[Fwd: Hello again from Levanto]

This is a bit much - two emails in 2 days.

We don't always get the chance so got to grab it when we can.

The Cinque Terre walk today was great but it has been as long day, started out at 8am and have just arruved back at 6pm, been walking almost all day. The scenery was just fantastic and although it was cloudy at first the sun broke through about 10am. Tomorrow we move onto Prioche, a small country village between here and Milan. We are staying at a B&B and visiting a local winery, then it is on to Milano and Lake Como.

A little more Italian culture;

More "non si fa" [just don't do it]

Do not put parmesan on  your seafood pasta

Do not wash yourn hair everyday it is bad for your health

Do not take a shower after a meal it is bad for your digestion.

The Italian ladies love their fashion and are always chic and elegantly dressed - they do amazing things with scarves so much so that every lady in our group has felt the need to buy a scarf and tryto emulate them but to no avail - we will never do it like they do. They also love their stilletto heels and wear them everywhere; on the cobblestone streets, on their bikes and vespers BUT not on the Cinque Terre track because there is a sign at the start advising against it!

Ciao for now

 

Vicki

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