You know what they say about the best laid plans. Well, that has absolutely no applicability to the position I found myself in yesterday. I'd been having trouble booking a hotel in Cinque Terre, so when I finally found availability at an expensive hotel in La Spezia for 1 night, I grabbed it and figured being local I could get some help finding a hotel in Vernazza or Monterosso, right in the 5 towns. Problem is, there was absolutely nothing to be found - I hadn't taken into account that it was an Italian holiday weekend, and the locals had been a little smarter and booked ahead.
(Aside - did you know Italy celebrates the end of World War II with an official "Liberation Day" holiday? That was last week - it's Labor day that's gumming up the works now, but I find it interesting none-the-less)
I felt a bit of a cold coming on, so rather than go hang out in Milan and wait for the holiday to pass, I decided to high-tail it back to Paris and do a second take on Italy in about a week and a half. So, here I sit - finally with access to a real computer/connection again, so more updates to come.
P.S. Passed through the Alps in the daylight for a change - amazing - can't wait to get back for my hike in June.
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