By the time Lauren and I got to the Cinque Terre it was past lunchtime and due to trains not running through to Levanto until later, we stopped in Monterosso for lunch. Not a bad spot, if a little touristy, aimed at "older" American and Germans. By the time we got to Levanto, found the hostel (trees growing over signs didnt help) and checked in, then headed back south to Riomaggiore it was 18:00. This turned out to be a blessing in disguise... the crowds had mostly gone home or to the hotel already, and the sun was in a better angle to light up the towns and cliffs, plus it wasnt as hot as earlier. It really was hard not to take a million pictures of the place, just in case the next one is
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