Good morning from La Spezia

After showering and two espressos I'm feeling a bit recovered from my night of little sleep. From what I can tell, La Spezia is definitely just a bedroom city for the real attraction of the Cinque Terre. The hillside adjacent our apartment is literally covered in apartment buildings, all 4+ stories high. We are just behind the train station but the trains don't run past 11 and don't start until 8. When they come by, though, cover your ears because it's very loud! This is an active city. There are lots of people, barking dogs, kids playing outside until midnight.
The shower was a trip. There are these poles attached to the wall, fanning out like the rods on an umbrella from which a curtain is hung. It is supposed to make a circle but the dimensions on the curtain aren't exactly right, leaving a gap on one side of the bath. What results is a ring of curtain just about 3 inches from your face. Kind of claustrophobic, but functional none the less. Definitely something I've not seen before.
Anyway, here's a picture from our balcony, and a picture of my camera attached to the joby tripod (attached to a dining chair) to take a HDR photo.