Day 20:

We woke up around 8am plus. Finally, we didn't need to check out of this hotel as we were putting up here for two nights (last night and tonight). Breakfast was a niggardly affair of biscuits with nutella in the room. After breakfast, we began our walk.

We met a San Diego couple who asked us to take a photo of them. We chatted and the lady told us about some of the nice routes that they had taken. Thank God for them if not otherwise, we'd be at a loss of where to hike, taking into account that most of the paths, especially the coastal ones, were closed due to unpredictable weather conditions which may render the hike perilous.

Heeding their advice, we started from Manarola and took the Via dell' Amore (lover's trail) to Riomaggiore. There were many locks with different colours and sizes which we spotted on the fence along the way as many couples wrote their names on them to apparently "lock" their relationship for a lifetime. We wrote our names on the metal railing as we didn't have any lock with us; suffice to remember the day that we spent here in Riomaggiore and of course, an alternative means of "locking" our love for each other. Midway, we took a break and I had my cappuccino while Emma had her freshly-squeezed orange juice.

Next, we took a train to Corniglia. We walked around that village for about half an hour and then decided to have our lunch which was simple and good - Lasagne and orange juice. The portion wasn't very filling but felt just about right.

After lunch, we took the train back to Vernazza. We headed towards Corniglia and walked up the steps which led us to a bird-eye's view of Vernazza. It was very beautiful. We took some photos and after that, turned and walked back to Vernazza.

We rested in the room and read books to kill time. At around 530pm, I took a nap till dinner time which was at 7pm.

And we went back to the same restaurant which we had our dinner last night. Emma loved the spaghetti with shellfish so much that she ate the same dish again. I had their special ligurian pasta with fish sauce and tomato which was very delicious too.

And we went back to our room and had some fruits. We had wanted to drink some red wine (courtesy by the restaurant where we had our first dinner in Rome) but after a few sip, it tasted a bit weird so we wasted the whole bottle.

Cinque Terre is a place that I will certainly miss very much. Personally, I feel that a place that revolves less on its flurry of activities, somehow affords better quality of life. It's no wonder that we enjoy spending time here; in an environment that is most conducive to discovering more of each other.