Ac10 Genova Genoa

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

Sadie and I left beatiful peaceful Florence to mean unhelpful Genoa. We have been so spoiled in our travels up till this point. We usually have a bit of train trouble but nothing that can't be fixed or solved within an hour. Well landing in Genoa was not the case. The train ride up the coast was breath taking, I wanted so badly to jump off the train and stay a few days in one of the coastal towns. I think for my next trip to Europe its a must. The houses are so ...

... the 11C and there aren't any Roman ruins because the Genovans needed to build somewhere so they just built on top of the old stuff! Anyways it is built on a hill and the modern part is at the top and to get there you travel over little tiny streets and even smaller alley like paths where the buildings appear to almost meet at their tops. We also saw the 16th C palaces nearing the ...

Destination 404<br><br>km197'196<br><br>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!

Partiremo fra un mese circa. Oggi sto preparando il guardaroba invernale per la vita di tutti i giorni in Piemonte. La stufa è accesa dalle 6.45 e oggi non ha ancora smesso di fare freddo: il sole non l'ho ancora visto. I vestiti estivi sono pronti per essere messi in valigia ma è ancora troppo presto ...

... a pleasant female voice that we have affectionately named "Fraulein" for our trip. Fraulein would later become our best friend.<br><br>As we moved about through the city heading to the highway, and ultimately to our first Autobahn, another odd tend was noted. When stopped at a red light, the yellow will light with the red for a couple seconds, to signal that the green is imminent. Once the yellow and the red go out, the green comes on. This ...

so after getting through the Genova traffic because of the yearly boat show.....we arrived in the nice italian riviera.....had a really nice lunch and decided to stay here the night before heading to florence tomorrow. found a hotel and with a bit of negotiating, got quite a good rate. Jason made me do it because he thought it would help in speaking italian. i guess it did, on, he was right, but only this once lest it go to his head ...

... more of a stonewalk. The Genovan coast is very cliffy and rocky, and the walkway goes along the cliffs some ways before heading down to a stone beach. There I went swimming in the ocean. The water was excellent, way warmer than Skaneateles, and I felt so buoyant. It was very refreshing. When I walked out a woman came up and asked me if the water was cold (Ha fredo? Ha fredo?) I said no so she got changed right there and then went in for a dip. As I walked home ...

The Cinque Terre lived up to be everything that I expected and more. I really thought that with their increased popularity lately that the towns were going to have a run down with tourists feel but they really didn't, especially the town that we stayed in. Although the town was beautiful, we didn't have a very good start to the day. We were to first to arrive to the check in office and were the first to be checked in but the guy asked us if we could just ...

... for! I dont usually like them out of the bottles at home, but these were absolutely wonderful. With a tasty desert of real Italian Gelato, banana, hazelnut and pistachio we were set for a good nights sleep. The next day would greet us with sunny skies and the anticipation of embarking on the eight hour journey through the Cinque Terre. We started in the town of Monterosso with beautiful beaches and sea side markets and made our way through the towns of ...