Portovenere: Recap

It's our last day in Portovenere so I thought we'd post a short recap of our time here by way of a list.

Portovenere according to Chris
- the child on the bus announcing our arrival (this is something we'd have to share with you in person)
- the arrival, seeing the view and location
- getting corrected coffees before we'd even gotten to our apartment
- the lemon sorbet
- going to find a sunset through a castle entrance and discovering a whole other part of town
- cool doors, everywhere
- the day we spent in the Cinque Terre
- loads of people were here on the weekend, watching them all drive out (there's only one road in/out of town)
- the amount of people with skin conditions or pending skin conditions
- nannas in bikinis
- spritzers by the ocean
- risotto al mare (seafood risotto) that was delicious (not a seafood fan and wouldn't have it in a risotto if he had the choice, however this was perfect)
- the entire meal at Dorindo
- the photos, photo opportunities, views and scenery
- the sky is always amazing
- 3 ITA coverage!
- finding out we have wifi on our second last day but it's unusable

Portovenere according to Liv

- most of what he said
- making our own carbonara. Twice
- long walks
- recreating a memory: prosciutto, stracchino and rocket foccacia
- the best ice cream I've tasted
- and discovering my favourite ice cream is Amarena (black cherry)
- watching so much poker we bought a pack of cards (ist' the only thing on tv I understand)
- the view, boats, sky, vibe
- winding roads
- crazy driving
- nice gentlemen (I got a migrane and nausea while on trains and buses back to Portovenere. He gave me some tips and helped me out a bit)
- simplicity
- afternoon naps
- houses on sheer cliffs
- speaking the language and learning more
- the ocean
- it's a big small town
- the apartment and location
- the day cycle, wake at 8/9, leave the house for 10, come home, out for lunch at 2ish, home for a nap, out for a spritzer at 5ish, stay out for dinner around 8, sleep around 11 & do it over again. It's perfect
- for a week at the beach, I only got a little burn! Win!

First thing tomorrow: we head for Switzerland!