Rapallo

I arrived in Rapallo late morning. I really enjoyed my time with rellies in Peralta. We spent Thursday either getting to ( an interesting experience) or walking 3/4 of the Cinque Terre walk or getting back. The wallk itself was quite spectacular in places and the little villages all look like the postcards with one exception. The postcards do not show the hordes of tourists that fill them, nor the tired waiters in the cafes - it is the end of the season. There were also far more people on the trail itself than I like.

Today I went for lunch to a restaurant that the lunchtime hotel staff recommended to me. i.e. I got a real answer from a temporary person, not an official answer from the main staff. At 12.30 ( quite early) , when I got there it was chock full of local people. I had a large delicious meal quite cheaply. I pottered around in the afternoon and found this bar/cafe that would hook ellebee into their broadband for 1 Euro an hour. ( The hotel charged me E2 for half an hour of a dial-up connection) got here at 6, got set up, and thought I would worry about dinner later and order a drink first ( my priorities are right!) Anyway, a glass of wine is 4E ( sorry cannot find the Euro sign) and a fancy aperitivo is E5 so I ordered an aperitivo. It came with a large plate of nibblies - bits of frittata stuff, chips, foccaccia with prosciutto etc - i.e. dinner. I wonder if I will be charged .

I have 3 days here - 1 day in Genoa and 2 walking around this area - there are several small villages only accessible by water or foot. I will try and post some photos tomorrow.