This morning we woke up in Italy – Portofino, this is our
second time here in 2 weeks…a bit spoiled I think. This time we’ve decided to
take a trip to Genoa (or Genoa as the Italians call it.) Once again we start
with a tender ride to shore, but today the sea is MUCH calmer – especially when
returning to the ship…no tender cracks today.
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| Caravaggio - Jesus and Pontius Pilate |
After the tender ride to Portofino, we ferried to Santa
Margarita and then on a bus for a 45 min ride to Genoa. Apparently, only
vehicles of a certain length are allowed in Portofino and a bus is definitely
too long. This adds a good hour to today’s tour.
We walk through Genoa’s old city’s pedestrian-only streets –
on either side are very old buildings. It always amazes me how ornate these
buildings are that today are nothing more than a shop or bank.
We spend a significant amount of time with the guide in 3 the
museum that were once palaces – the
Palazzo Bianco, Palazzo Doria Tursi and Palazzo Rosso. There were basically no
other tourists other than our group, so this museum visit was relaxed and unfrenzied
– lovely.
Lastly, we visited Santa Lorenzo church and then lunch. We
were on our own for lunch. One of the area specialities is pesto sauce…Chris
got that with gnocchi and I had to have some pizza.
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