Arenzano

26 Jan 2012 4 Comments

by eloradaphne in Daily Life, Italy, photography, Things to See Tags: Arenzano, beach, boardwalk, full moon, inspiration, Italy, Riviera, Things to See

A couple weekends ago, hubby and I decided to enjoy the beautiful sunny day and take a walk in one of the towns on the Riviera. This town is called Arenzano and is on the other riviera..the one furthest from me and one that we just don’t visit enough, since it is quite beautiful!

The Cove

We managed to find some FREE parking and started walking along the boardwalk. On of the things that has been common for the riviera towns to do is take the old train tracks that used to run along the seafront, pave them over and turn them into boardwalks. Pure genius!

The Sunset

We enjoyed walking along the walk, then going down and exploring the beaches. It is really lovely to go in off season – there are no umbrellas, the beaches are open to everyone, and there are not too many people.

The Moonrise

We even dared go off the beaten path and found a small cove hidden away, and just gorgeous. Stunning actually. And hubby was a very patient man as I took about 40 minutes to try and take the “perfect” picture.

Staircase to the beach

We then continued on our way, enjoying the sunset, until we thought it was getting a bit late, and turned around only to be greeted by the full moon rising up behind the mountains. It was huge and close to the earth and amazing in all senses of the word. With the sun setting behind me and the moon rising in front, the crash of the waves on the shore and the occasional cry of the gulls, I really felt lucky to be alive. And happy too.

Peacefulness

Another one of those little things in life to be happy about.

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