{"id":1480,"date":"2011-07-01T09:19:19","date_gmt":"2011-07-01T14:19:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stoccoroy.com\/blog\/?p=1480"},"modified":"2024-06-23T16:22:33","modified_gmt":"2024-06-23T21:22:33","slug":"cinque-terre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stoccoroy.com\/blog\/2011\/07\/01\/cinque-terre\/","title":{"rendered":"Cinque Terre"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We started the summer off with a bang this year and it all still feels a bit like a dream.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a bizarre turn of events, we were invited to TWO weddings in Europe this summer that happened to be one week apart and relatively close to each other physically. The first was in the south of France, not far from Toulouse. The other was in Umbria in central Italy. As part of our policy of doing things that seem impossible (like the road trip to Minnesota with a one-year-old last summer), Sarah and I committed to going and have been working hard all year to make it happen. On June 11 (the day after my duties at school ended) we boarded a plane for Rome!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our trip divided neatly into three sections:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. We spent our first four nights in Vernazza, part of the Cinque Terre in northwest Italy. We were on our own here, getting over jetlag and getting used to the rhythm of travel with a toddler.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Then we flew to Cordes sur Ciel in southern France for James and Eliza’s wedding where we stayed in an ultra-cool pigeon coop.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Finally we spent a week in Macerino, Umbria, for Tyler and Mieka’s wedding.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    So as not to overwhelm everybody we’ve divided our photos into three sets to fit with these divisions. This blog entry highlights the first part of the trip, including a few of our favorite photos. Click on any of the photos to see the complete photo album<\/a> with many more fabulous pictures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Aside from the pictures, some favorite memories included:<\/p>\n\n\n\n