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Travel Blogs from Genoa
Portofino, Italy
... as the city itself. The sea along this eastern portion of the Italian Riviera is particularly beautiful, as it gently laps the shore. Your walking tour begins in the heart of the old city on the pedestrian-only Strada Nuova, a street flanked by some of Genoa's most magnificent palaces. On Via Garibaldi, a thoroughfare so ornate and elegant, it will seem like you are walking through an open-air museum. As a ...
Last Stop in Italy
I woke up this morning as the Silhouette began docking in Genoa, Italy. It was a beautiful morning. Genoa is an ancient city built into the Italian mountainside. It was sort of reminiscent of Monte Carlo, just on a much smaller scale.
For fans of 70's television, I noticed an old cruise ship docked in the harbor as we pulled into port. It was called the Pacific and looked to be in not-so-great condition. Curious, I did ...
Shouting-black
... 1083;ышн
86; клакс
86;нов. Да и закат что надо.
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86; ночую прямо при церкв
80; на этой ...
Monterosso
... that afternoon. There was a really cool, ancient statue of Neptune on the beach, some nice hiking trails, and we had dinner at a fancy restaurant called Miky. It was soooooo good, except Amir didn't like his lobster dish because it was too much effort to open. I just love the feel of Cinque Terre and cannot wait to spend a whole week or two there sometime. It is by far my favorite Italian city so far! In a few days, I'll post about our time in Venice. ...
Genoa: Somewhere between Venice and St. Petersburg
... well, it is not surprising. Being a major port city, like Venice was, Genoa also has alot eastern influences in their windows and embelishments.The best of both worlds.
The city felt 100 times safer and more inviting than when I strolled through Naples a few days earlier. My walk took me past Ferrari square (there was also a Corvette square), down Lorenzo Street and onto the harbor. I guess I should not have been surprised to find a pirate galleon ...