January 27, 2012

We took the bus to Portofino from Rapallo (Italian Riveria) this morning, and had a very expensive lunch in a restaurant just left in this photo. It's a sleepy town in the winter, but when the sunshine warms the area, this little harbour fills to capacity. Once back in our hotel room, this afternoon, we experienced another earthquake. This one was 5.3 on the Richter Scale. It arrived with a big bump and shook for about 15 seconds. The epicentre was in Parma, about 95 km from us. We'll be heading to Parma in a few days for a Parmesan cheese; Procuitta ham; and Balsamic vinegar tour. Con is worried the cheese production may have been disrupted!

Pictured above: The Portofino Harbour, the inspiration of Disney Orlando's Portofino Bay.

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