Week 2 Taggio

The trek today was filled with two accents and two descents for about 15 km. We started from Sanremo heading up hill passing many green houses overlooking the beautiful coastline. What a fantastic view! We also passed by many fig and apple trees and we were able to pick a few along the way. We passed by a local resident who was working in his garden and we chatted about our heritage. He was born in the same province as me (Abruzzo) but while many left his village for N. America, he head to Sanremo. It was obviously a good choice – he has plenty of land that overlooks the ocean and his is property is now worth 5 million Euros. As we were leaving he gave us a handful of chilli peppers. We weren’t sure if we could use them but we did – they added a little zest to a ham and cheese sandwich. The final trek down to Taggio was exhausting and Julie was having difficulty dealing with some of the steep trails. We also lost the trail and ended going down a different part of the hill, but reconnected as we made our way to Taggio. This is another typical Italian town, built 100s of years ago, and filled with many archways and narrow streets, with many people hanging out laundry outside their windows. It’s quite a sight and I’m sure it is typical of all Italian cities.

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