Esperia 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!

... best friends by the time we left... 7 Euro well spent!!

Fri 13 Nov
Drizzle greeted us this morning so we got on our wet weather gear and headed off for a walk along the coast to Portofino which was 5km away. The wind blew away any cobwebs we may have had but it blew the rain away so we were happy. The walk followed the coast where we looked into the deep blues ...

... our seats there was a couple who was seated in them and it was funny because there was barely anyone on the train but we did not want to take the chance of sitting somewhere else and taking someone else's seat. Well this lady gave us an earful of how she thought it was ridiculous that they had to move considering there were about 50 other open seats in our cabin, but she's like if these are your seats you better take them. She went on for about 2 minutes while ...

... 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

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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!

... questo blog e penso già alla sensazione che proverò quando scendendo dll'aereo sentirò una ventata di aria calda (e umida a quanto si dice) a darmi il benvenuto.
Mi piace questa idea di avere un diario di viaggio da condividere con gli amici
Mi hanno mandato a vedere questi 5 video di Antony ...

... money on smallportions of ****** food. Eventually,I gave in. I had to eat, and I needed water. The meal was unsatisfying and over-priced. None of us were full, but we didn-t want to spend any more, so we went back to our seats.

So, why am I calling this entry Jyles and Richard? Well, this is where it all begins. I will start out by saying that I am the third wheel on this trip - they love eachother. Seriously, it is ridiculous. With this strong love, comes an enhancement of the ...

... hostel. In the morning I got my first cup of "American" coffee since being here! Yum! We woke up extra early and walked to the Genova Aquarium. I loved the aquarium! At the aquarium I got to touch a stingray and another flat and extremely ugly fish. We also got to walk through a hummingbird forest which ...

... of it (and how!) and enjoyed the wonderful weather and crystal clear waters of Northern Sardinia. Then it was back on the overnight ferry (there was only one a day!) to Genoa (and we were so prepared this time, staked out seats and brought our own food so journey was not as crazy as last time). From Genoa we hopped on a train to Monterosso which is the largest of the five villages of the Cinqueterre (as people are ...

... alternative to the French Riviera. The Cinque Terre refers to five small cities along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea (or actually the Ligurian Sea). We stopped in the first and last of the five cities (nine minutes apart by train) for a quick look around and to enjoy the beauty of the coast. We ate some gelato and were on our way back to Genova to catch the midnight train out for Rome.