We have a picture in our living room of Cinque Terre, Italy. It is a painting of a beautiful peninsula that juts out into turqoise blue waters. To tell you the truth I originally bought the picture because it matched with our color scheme and was on sale. About a week after we hung the picture in Charlotte one of our friends commented on the fact that it was a picture of Cinque Terre, Italy. He had actually been there and said that the picture looked exactly like the actual place that he loved. After that we had several other friends say the same thing about the picture. After hearing all about this beautiful place we decided that Cinque Terre was a town that we would have to visit while in Europe.
About a month ago we decided that we wanted to take a long weekend and explore northern Italy and Cinque Terre was on the list. We were told by several of our German friends that Garda, Italy was another beautiful spot. I also found out from a neighbor that May was the time to go before it became full of tourists. By the way, they were all right. The weather was gorgeous and all of the towns that we visited were not over crowded.
Six of us rented a van, booked a few rooms at The Hotel Palme (a five minute walk to Lake Garda) and took the five and a half hour drive to Italy. We had an incredible time eating pizza, exploring little towns and swimming in Lake Garda.
The drive to Garda, Italy...
Lake Garda, Italy....
Sirmione, Italy....
Garda Land (theme park).....
Our last night in Italy...
We had a wonderful time and look forward to exploring the rest of Italy next year.
yay! so fun :)
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