A little town called Monteroso in Cinque Terre or, the five lands. Five little towns are connected by hiking trails along the northern Italian coast. Pesto was invented in this region and we ate what was probably our best meal here at a restaurant called Miky. This view is from our apartment. After learning that all of the hotels in town were booked the night we arrived, we went to the train station where the woman at the info desk called someone (her parents?) and arranged for us to rent a top-floor guest apartment with two bedrooms and a rooftop deck for only $25 euro each. It was a very lucky night.