Eurotrip: Whatever Day It Is Part 2

As I was saying, we got to the Cinque Terre (5 tinsy villages in the Italian riviera, which is an older, cuter version of Southern CA) the next morning a few hours behind schedule, which forced us to skip the epic 6 hour hike along the cliffs between the towns (which is the main thing to do there), but still got to poke around the actual villages and such. It was a bit more touristy then I expected (everything I read said it was one of those hidden gem places), but still quite lovely. Swimming in the meditteranean (teehee :-) was also a welcome change from stuffy sweltering city stuff. From here, we went to Florence (again with a train screw up), yay...

Now I'm tired, more tomorrow (hopefully) Incase not, here's the quick version of what tis be in the next post:

• Florence: Not much into the renaissance stuff, but enjoyable. Expensive as hell, $5 for a bottle of Pepsi.
• Lucerne: Swiss heaven. If Rivendell existed in real life and not just in Tolkienland, it would be this place. A lake that was crystal clear straight down to the bottom despite being in the center of a big city, a fountain in the middle of it, white medieval castles straight of out storybook perched on the hills above, swans swimming in the river... ahh bliss.
• Gimmelwald: Got to see the setting of the 007 film On her Majesty's Secret Service in person. Nuff said there. Facebook pic coming soon.
• Bern: There was nothing to do here, but it looked really cool.
• Brugge: Belgian version of Venice, but without the expensiveness. Thumbs up, more details coming soon.
• Brussels: Got to stay in a 5 star Marriot with gorumet breakfast buffet included for $18 a night. Long story. Most glorious. Oh, and waffles and chocolate. Lots and lots of waffles and chocolate. it's 1am now, gotta go, sorry.

To be continued...