cinque terre

as Lisa returned to the normalcy of life in NYC and Sooji ventured to Barcelona, time was now my own and I decided to remain on the Italian Riviera. a short stop away from Santa Margherita I embarked on the village of Monterosso, one of the five villages of Cinque Terre. hidden in the mountains overlooking the Mediterranean, I had discovered paradise. a day on the beach with my thoughts and a myriad of fond recollections...followed by a day of hiking through the most breathtaking vistas my eyes have seen (at least in this part of the world), followed by another day of the beach. a sunset upon the calm of a turquoise sea in a land far removed from anything that resembles reality is not easy to part with.