After a wonderful dinner at Zeb in San Niccolo, I packed a few things for Chia and myself, and we headed out to the Cinque Terre for the weekend.

It was a beautiful, sunny weekend with people lying on the beach and swimming in the ocean.

We hiked from Monterosso al Mare to Vernazza- whew! Don’t know how people hike to all five towns…I opted for a glass of wine at the beach side bar in Monterosso.

We left Cinque Terre during a downpour, and returned to Florence to take a couple shopping Sunday evening. Men’s suede loafers in sooooo many colors!

And Fabio’s handbags are very popular! This one is all python at a bargain price- big enough for a laptop too.