Assarotti Genoa

... a great big braking effort.

But moreover than those issues is the immediate concentration required to play in the fast lane. It is “game on” from the minute you enter the highway, until you stop for a break. It is a new game for me to drive for 2-3 hours straight at a minimum speed of 100. Curves, tunnels (light-dark-light), bridges, trucks, construction, cars behind…. etc. It all comes and goes at 100. You can ...

... br>so the woman behind the desk in the hotel last night seemed to have a fascination with everything american. but the strangest things at that.....
she kept going on about american cleaning products (specifically floor cleaner) and deodorant. and then her mom came by and couldn't stop raving about penny loafers. very odd. but they were nice and since she thinks i am now her new best friend we got a discount on the hotel.

... them like that any more (thank f**k!). I can't even remember how to ask for 2 beers (which is my current minimum requirement. It's 3 when Jamie's around). The lack of lingistic skills I have would be acceptable in most circumstances, but travelling with a Yank who is fluent in 2 languages that most Americans are even aware exist?!? Now that just doesn't seem right.

so left avignon today with thoughts to head to cinque terre, but due to traffic jam only made it as far as arenzano. found a cute pensione and jason was getting sick of driving so seemed like a good place to stop. tried a few others but was like walking through a sad run down old people town so didn't make it more than 5 mins there. well, happy hour time now, so will write more later....

... be able to add a few more destinations. Currently under consideration are Prague and Cairo. I'm just now doing my research, and probably wouldn't hit them until after the Greek cruise, but exciting to think about. Not that the rest of my trip isn't excitement a'plenty!

Alright, heading off to bed. Have a good weekend everybody!

... also walked home the long way, making me walk up about 70 - 90 stairs to the train station only to walk down a hill that deposited me a mere 50 feet from where I had started. And then I had the joy of walking up the steps to my street and then the hill to my hotel and then the stairs to the entrance. I know. No sympathy. I get it.

Yesterday I did a quick trip to Portofino. I have to say, I wasn't blown away. I only spent an hour or two there, but ...

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The next day, August 4, was spent travelling. We caught a train at 730 in the morning. Getting up late from the night before, we didn-t have timeto grab breakfast,or water, or snacks for the train, which we were to spend the next eight hours on. Normally there is a person walking around with a snack cart, but not this time. The only available food was the on board restaurant. I refused to eat because I didn-t want to spend ridiculous amounts ...

Our second trip out of Torino was awesome! We took the train on Friday to Genoa/Genova, Italy. It's a larger city on the coast. We got there late at night and took a taxi to our hostel which was very cute with a creepy statue in the entry way. Our night there was spent eating pizza and just hanging out in ...

... up the mountain for about 2 hours in the scorching heat and across it for another 2. Then it took an hour to walk down once we got to Monterossa. But the views were amazing. It was a great experience. We almost ran out of water which was a disaster considering the heat. It was unfortunate to finally make it there and find a huge beach filled with tourists. It was very difficult just to find a spot to lie down. Anways, Vernazza was great. Cinque Terre is very close to ...