Friday, June 19, 2009

Genoa 15 Jun 2009

Kids standing in the arch in the street of Christopher Columbus' house
Writing on the archway

Some motorbikes

Door knocker



Today we leave the ship, sad. It’s been fun but if the cruise had been any longer, I would have to be wheeled off on a trolley because I ate so much food.

The disembarkation procedure from the ship was excellent. It was very well organised considering there was a couple of thousand people leaving the ship this morning. We had a short wait and they were ready for us to go ¾ hr earlier than the expected time. We picked up the car keys, loaded up with the luggage and were on our way. It was all painless which was a pleasant surprise. For some reason we were thinking it would be hard.

It was a short 50km drive from Savona to Genoa where we checked into a hotel for the night, got rid of the car and bussed into town to find lunch. We enjoyed our afternoon in Genoa walking around the medieval and renaissance streets which were marked on our tourist map. The narrow bumpy streets led us to some of the most interesting buildings we’ve seen anywhere. Totally unexpected because Genoa doesn’t give a good impression when you first arrive. It’s grimy and rundown and chaotic but we found it an interesting place.

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