On May 29th, we got back to Monterosso late in the afternoon with just enough time to get our tripods for evening shots in Vernazza.  Somehow we managed to get on a train that didn't stop in Vernazza but took us again to Riomaggiore.  So we had to get off the train and wait for another one to get us to where we wanted to go.  The train schedules were a bit tricky.  The plan was to take some evening shots, have dinner in town and then head back to Monterosso.  Unfortunately the trains do not run as often in the evenings so we had to either take a 9.30 train back or wait until 11.30. 

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We headed to the main square where we took our shots.  

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 Vernazza is the fourth town heading north, has no car traffic and remains one of the truest "fishing villages" on the Italian Riviera.  

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I had a great time photographing the rough waters.  It was one of the few times where I used the tripod  in Cinque Terre.  

20130529_2013_may_italy_0004 I thought someone was quite brave to leave their boat out.  Jed and Brenda who had been here many times before had never seen such rough conditions.  

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20130529_2013_may_italy_0009 One of the last water shots as it was getting pretty dark and just about time for dinner.

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One last shot of the square before going for dinner.  

20130529_2013_may_italy_0014 We were really happy that we managed to eat dinner and still be able to catch the 9.30 train home.   While waiting for the train to arrive I took one last shot.  

20130529_2013_may_italy_0001 While walking from the train station  to the hotel in Monterosso Brenda, Jed and I couldn't resist setting up the tripods for this shot.  It was a long exposure taken at f16 for 30 seconds at ISO 800 (for any one interested in the technical aspects).  

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