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June 12, 2006
weekend away
Last Saturday, Lili, Ana, Robert and I ran away to the Ligurian coastal town of Levanto... We spent an afternoon basking in the sun on the beach before Ana headed back to Milano. It had been a while since I'd swum in the sea and I'd forgotten about the salt drying in your hair, and the salty taste of your skin after swimming. The water was cold, fresh. It was great.
In the evening, we walked up the hill to the castelo and watched the sunset. We had a birthday dinner for Robert at Scaramouche Cave, owned by the theatrical Massimo. The food was excellent and Lili and I shared a chocolate fondue for dessert.
Sunday started out hazy but as we approached the fishing village of Corniglia, the sun stopped being shy. We sampled wine at an enoteca and I discovered the wonderful *serak-serak basah* voice of Folco Orselli, who sounds like a jazzy, slightly less-angsty, Italian version of Tom Waits, and whose CD became the official soundtrack to our trip ;-)
Being on the beach, driving through Cinque Terre and the little villages, was truly a lovely way to spend the weekend. I wish we were there for longer. Robert and I promised each other we would do one roadtrip a month, at least, while we are living in Italy. He wants to move out of Milano and live in the mountains.
Posted by Yasmina at June 12, 2006 07:06 PM
Comments
Happy Birthday Robert :)
Posted by: David at June 14, 2006 11:38 PM
Happy (super) Belated birthday, Robert! :)
Sounds (and looks) like a great place!
Posted by: kathya at June 28, 2006 08:43 PM
awww...lovely houses on he cliff :D
Posted by: chibi at July 13, 2006 12:24 PM
ergh.. itu warna-warni di bukit..
Posted by: novem at July 17, 2006 11:39 AM
