Thursday, July 3, 2008

Santa Margherita, Italy


Markets, markets! I passed this market Sunday on my run in Monaco while it was wildly abuzz with people, but when I came back with my camera a few days later, it was calm and quiet. I wish we had more outdoor markets like this back home. I wouldn't ever need to buy produce from a grocery store again.



After Monaco, we headed to Italy. We were so excited! It was just beautiful along the coast.




Here we are in Santa Margherita, this is the view from the boat. I love it here. We are in between groups of guests so we've actually had some time to get off the boat and enjoy it.




One of the many little restaurants along the waterfront. The buildings here play jokes with their trompe l'oeil exterior painting. They may look ornate and decorated but everything but the shutters is paint.



This little town is one of my favorites thus far. Hands down, it has been the most charming place yet. This is the view of the harbor from the church on the hill two pictures before.




Another view from the church courtyard. We are the smaller of the two large boats in the harbor. An even bigger boat, Wedge Too, just came in and completely dwarfed the both of us.





As part of the charm, we watched a fireworks show across the bay.

2 comments:

Tim Bowen said...

What a great looking village. I love the market and especially the fireworks photo! It's good to see they are celebrating July 4th for us over in Italy too. ;)

EatStayPlay said...

So, Jes-ka! When you say guests, do you mean that the owners are ALWAYS there and that their friends come for a while OR is "between guests" meaning that NOBODY is on the boat but crew?