Our first excursion was to Cinque Terre! We were not sure what to expect but we wanted to get out of the heat and go someplace fun for the kids - so we headed for the beach! We took the train from Parma to Monterosso (one of the towns of Cinque Terre). The kids loved the train, everything was new to them and it was fun to see things through their eyes.
Once we arrived we headed straight for the beach - the beaches are all small rocks and the water is quite salty but the kids did not really notice, they simply loved being in the water. After the beach we took the kids to a fabulous dinner in old town Monterosso ( I was shocked at how well they did). Caden declared that "Italy has the best food ever." We walked a bit after dinner and then got gelato and watched some "flame throwers" in the city center. All in all it was the perfect day until we were heading home through the tunnel. Maya took off running and fell - cutting her mouth and lips and creating a waterfall of blood - which made me declare, "I hate this place," scoop her up and run for the nearest store. We were able to get help and she will be fine but it is hard to see your kids get hurt in a foreign land where you cant speak the language or put a call into your doctor. The next day Maya seemed well and we decided that there was no serious damage - we had another great day at the beach . . . that was last weekend, this weekend we went to Lake Garda (beautiful!!!) and Maya sliced her eye lid open . . .
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