Casa Aurora B&B Genoa

Flew to Milan from Dublin then took the train to Savona to board the cruise. Quaint little seaport town which I wish I had more time to explore. Forgot to take a picture of the ship! Not sure how I feel about a big cruise ship (3,800 passengers) but the price was right so thought I would experience it!

As the traffic had been horrendous yesterday we decided to hit the autostrada and pay the tolls to save our sanity and hightail it to our next destination. 130kms and 10 Euro later we arrived in Santa Margherita Ligure, which is just up the road from Portofino.

This place is a bit larger than we are used to and Italian towns all have small car parks and narrow ...

... distance from the train station. Sadie and I take turns exploring the area, it is so cool that the ocean is so near. This seems like a great town to spend time in. The time comes to get on our connecting train then the bad news comes that we have gotten off at the wrong stop. Little did we know that there are two stops in Genoa. We miss our connecting train by 20 minutes and now come to find out are stuck in this town for the next 3 hours. The horrible ...

... of the city and had the BEST focaccia bread ever! After we left the group we had lunch at a little place with outside cafe seats and it was terrific. Rachel had a spicy pizza, Il Diablo and I had a zucchini tart. Then we wandered back to the ship and now Rachel is at the gym and I am updating my blog! We are a lucky group here! Tonight is casual night thank goodness. More to come!

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A wonderful winding route via a inland section have lead me from Pisa to the coastline around Genova. But since in that part of the environment it was very hard to find a spot for bushcamping I took the toll freeway to prevent to get stuck in the chaotic traffic of Genova and headed north into the highlands of the northern region of Genova. A beatiful spot at the top of a mountain has provided perfect views to sunset and sunrise, but a bloody cold night!

... a Singapore.

Lui è un cuoco statunitense sregolato, simpaticissimo e assolutamente fuori dalle righe ho letto anche il suo "Kitchen confidential" e mi ha divertito molto.

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... more about the trip! We got the camper on Tuesday and left immediately! Our friend Justin (From Australia) was going to Genoa also so we told him to jump in the back and come for a road trip! The trip from Barcelona to Genoa was a long one but it was fun and we both took a nap in the back while Justin kept the driver company! The rainy weather in Barcelona followed us on our 12 hour drive all the way to Genoa! It was a continous downpour and not the easiest to see but we ...

... we were amazed at the view. It was as beautiful as I had imagined and more. Portofino had gorgeous shops, cafes, gelato places and cute Italian boys! We used "Ciao Bello" quite a bit today!! Oh- what views! Everyone fell in love with this little seaside town. People bought jewelry, postcards, and clothing. It was fun to be spontaneous today. We left Portofino at 2 p.m. we were back at the hotel by 4 and met at 5p.m. to go to ...

... Wandered around Genova old city last night. Streets maze-like, narrow, dirty but not off-putting. Ate in restaurant of Genovese type, sampled local fare: torta con verdure (akin to quiche), pesto, seafood (author partook of calamari). Wandered around artistic/student area, drank after-dinner coffee in piazza with buzzing locals. Difficult to rise in mornings. Now because of ...

... the canucks to get ready to go hike. Mark was easily convinced and excited to go. Patrick, well was Patrick and took a little more "convincing". Once we were ready we headed towards the highest city, which we had seen looming over us the day before. The trails werent well marked, and the maps were poor but we knew we needed to go up, so we did, and did so rapidly as we quickly gained a good 800 vertical feet. Shirts off sweat pouring from our ...