We are excited about all of the places we are traveling to, but for both of us, visiting Cinque Terre in Italy is a dream come true. I first learned about Cinque Terre from a Rick Steve's special on PBS, (and then Eric heard all about it from me.) Last summer, our friends Kachina and Carlo sent us a postcard while they were visting Cinque Terre. This inspired us to begin our travel planning. Based on the advice of our friend Mia, who said that we wouldn't want to ever leave Cinque Terre, we extended our stay to 4 nights. *Cinque Terre Fast Fact: According to the guidebooks, Cinque Terre is the place that created pesto.
We are also very excited about two of the hotels we are staying at:
www.staubbach.ch is located in Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland. This will serve as the jumping off point for our alpine hikes. Click on their link to pictures of the region.
www.hotelsettimocielo.com is located in Sorrento, Italy, about an hour south of Naples. This will serve as our home base while we visit Naples, Pompeii, and hike Mt. Vesuvius. (You know we have to get our volcanic hiking in while we're in Europe!) :-)
