European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 2, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Children play in front of a picturesque Village Church. Buildings top the Rocky Cliffs of Vernazza in the Cinque Terre area. Hamlets. There were stops for refreshment photographs and wandering around the villages. To voted Vernaz a the second town the Best for atmosphere and Beauty. German walkers passed us. We passed some sightseers from France. We did t meet Many italian hikers,.with the exception of a Friendly old Man taking hic time at the toughest Section trom Mari Derosso to a run a. In perfect English he asked where we Weie. From l in lives in the Region lie said and Learned his English w Hen he studied with the italian military in Rhode Island. Quot i m an italian and proud to be a he announced. Then two Young w men speaking German came by and he quickly switched to Perryr i an started dialling with them it was a pleasant but strenuous Day All the More reason to feel less Quilty about Load gup on ail those Delit ions italian calorie. That we did later Bat k in Sestric i , the town we. Used As a Bast for our Cinque Ferro ext Kursion. It is built on the i Slimus of a Peninsula so there Art Harbor beat h areas on two sides of tie t Ity. A t Etle u ups a i till at the end of town where the land meets the sea. I Liege is a certain Beauty to it All nonetheless Sestini Levante  the least favorite of tit  is we visited. Lyoth the Heath and town Are somewhat Tai by  rides in a waterfront Park a  Herout Boue Ard with Bushes that need pruning and some buildings that could use a it edit oat of paint. We rented bit cycles uni peddled nth to rive i  w Here the beat la is bigger less i  i anti prettier i i lie it Hes in the urea Are  some like Trignan even  e with expand s of Sand. On Mot h of tit f Rem b Riviera and parts of  italian Riviera  is rugged. A id Rocky. I Lorn is vie t re at Las w it i Sand Are none a i i i eqtre111 i i w a that do e e be e usually in i ill. Sir i in in and a i u  w Ere not Otti is l Aviera pm  Ai during the a a inn. Of the weather we Ideal Tor 1 Wania i i i Iet k out tie to i a. Us ii i  o v a Gist North of Vatu 1 eve Ante of a i a a i a Ai e eve i l lie lev beat lies. I la to u a one of  a ref ill i r a. The i. Incl. Tiie primary a it us m u a a rail of May. To. We Ike to pm i Lury. A s Iod  i. A is a to Ltd to Quot i in Complete with a Busy Harbor extensive shopping distr t and mat Kef plat e. One of the italian Riviera s Best known and most photographed Pines in Orl Olmo is Gist Down the mad. I rom , there Are boat excursions to the St enit i is i Ling port a Well As to t lie other owns on this i nag Iii ent Peninsula named alter Roll Otto. I Here is also a walking Trail through the Hills and Woods. We t Hose tin1 Road and drove to the town Vahit h was. T crowded with tourists and has limited parking spat e. San f Fruttuoso another  Peninsula s Lishing villages sits isolated at the head of a narrow Bay with t Ronnei ions to t Livili action Only by boat or loot a Ltd Lour irek from ruin Towe quit Kly had enough t>1 in Ortolino it and i mapped on a boat to san Fruttuoso. I to r ales an a bin y and some fishing boats Are All then1 is hut it s All pretty. Santa Margli Erita i Viguie a major town Between i i to i to and Rapallo of Lars More lots of shops restaurants a port Side fish Market arid it Tion tilled Harbor. N i fridays it is also the silo of one of those lug travelling markets. I unfortunately we arrived Gist before noon and tilings were already i losing it it in we homed to Load up on pit nit goodies Whilt Thwe s tolled into a Bat put a then fount the set lion of 11 be Quot a Quot a Quot  Trail that t Onnet to Santa Margli Erita with i Maruggi a town in a it Ove at the hot Ion i of fulls that separate if from Sari m in Ghent Tui one Side and in Plofino on the other. I he i like was an Adver in ire walking trails in Italy. Art a t Marn Tair in 11 if mar Ket f As Well Astl Ley Are Mother parts of i Europe. We took the wrong Fork More than on let but after about an hour of wandering up and Down through wot ids anti weeds even an of i Asiona Bat k Yam we n at lied in Argei a glimpse of the fishing Village of san Fri Stimso. Trarup gig a Small waterfront is divider j into or  trip Ilfe. J i h a 11 1  h set 1 ions. I lug Quot he a i i is at  is i a Iden a i Tor r i is i i Milf of i i the  i i u Sirk on them i of. Is about $ i2 a of.  it in a ii i ies a t i , t a i i i v. Of lot k and lounge it hair. A a h i re i i but Lii is r s St a l it in ii. J be  it i Iii la. Or t r. . Beat i s i j a Yore t fan. R. A g i c. I i i i t ail i i k up p of v ,11 j. Ibsen if ill go .11 i the. Ii a. Of .sr.e, i it to /. 11 i111.f in in Lee  i f a set of i in 1 i -ntii11 on  t a Olill i in August 2, i i Ike surr in mag Trine 9