Columbus Village Bed & Breakfast Genoa
Via delle Eriche 100 Genoa, Italian Riviera, 16148, Italy
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Lucca to Genoa
... this was going too smoothly so Sergio decided to throw up a small problem in the shape of the windscreen wipers going floppy and tangling with each other. Great. Emergency stop required, up goes bonnet (remember this the boot) and out come the spanners. I sat inside to make sure all working fine from inside (it was raining after all).
<Bob> The wiper problem turned out to be quite simple - just a loose bolt so ...
Overbooked
Flight on time to Genoa...bumpy landing with Ryanair and a woman shouting like we were going to crash....
Arrived at Melia Genoa, and overbooked so they sent me to 5 star Grand Hotel Savoia (lots of history).
No pool here, but gym and jacuzzi in the terrace upstairs. But they upgraded me to the Suite which is fantastic and its downtown so I walk straight to the port in 2 mins.
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Get Lost!!!
... br> - Porta dei Vacca
- Porto Antico
- Corso Italia
...and more
The walls were quite a sight. The old mixed in with the new makes it an interesting view. I tried to think about what it would have looked like long ago. The pieces seem to be there but you have use your imagination. I'm glad they kept these historical buildings. There was a car dealership that was built right at the former entrance to the castle. You ...
Train to Genoa
... train is near the ocean. It's cool to see the water, fields, mountains and forests as the train goes through the countryside. It's not a high speed train so the total length of the ride about 5 hours. I will be lucky to go on one of those trains again. I believe it's from Florence to Naples.
I must apologize for not posting any pictures yet. I don't have access to a computer so I cannot upload them to ...
'Merica
... br>
Arriving in Genoa was such a great feeling and hopping off the train we met some Italian kids who drew and Italian flag on our faces (I was upset about this) and they led us to where the game was held. We finally were at our seats, which happened to be amazing and we were just 23 rows up from the field!! The game had only begun about 5 minutes before that so we hadn't missed much, thankfully. Oh how we were on the completely wrong side of the field, we were ...


