Ingenious contraption
Over all the trails and fields in Cinque Terre, there are long lines made out of metal. A track. This contraption sits on that track and a man sits in the contraption. On one side, he can put sacks of heavy produce; on the other side, he collects picked grapes, for wine, so that it makes his life much easier to transport. He just wheels himself around all day, through the fields, so he can get to the produce and to town in one sitting.
Cinque Terre and Mountains
May 9th 2009 Ladies and Gentlemen, Umbrellas and Walking Sticks, I'm glad that you have stuck with me for so long because, while I seem to be fairly intermittent in my posting, it is not for lack of trying. I simply do not pass internet cafes often enough (or really want to go in them), making writing to you all the more difficult. That said, I left you in Florence, promising you Cinque Terre, and already I am
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