A Rambling Writer Rerun: Italy, part 17: Riomaggiore in Cinque Terre
Your virtual Italy vacation continues as Thor and I take the train from Florence and settle in among the villages clinging to the cliffs of Cinque Terre.
NOTE: For a virtual vacation and time-travel, join Thor and me in 2008. Italy! Starting with highlight photos posted here on Saturday, June 15, I’ll continue this rerun series every week, with occasional interruptions for other Geezer Adventures. Join us in Rome, Florence, Cinque Terre, Venice, and Milan. Buon viaggio!
Right now I’m reeling from the week from Hell, so back we go to happier times in 2008: Thor and I last checked in on our final day among the amazing artwork of Florence. We navigated the confusions of the train station (no real route numbers) to get on the correct train to Cinque Terre in the Ligurian region of northwest Italy. Along the way, we passed mountains where the famous Carrara marble is still being mined.
The luminous marble was the favorite of the Renaissance master sculptors, including Michelangelo. As a young man, he rode on horseback into the Tuscan mountains to select quality stone and work alongside the excavators to free and transport his marble slabs. His famous works “Pieta” and “David” are Carrara marble, and I can testify that they really seem to glow with an inner light.
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