The 5th Italian city we visited was Genova: another
amazing city that at first intimidated me with its size but which I soon ended up loving. I remember that while we were on the taxi going to our Airbnb I felt like a small girl in a very big and complicated town that I would
never learn to get around of. Just look at these pictures and tell me you're not getting the same impression:
It's funny how quickly I actually got to learn the main streets and our way home! I absolutely loved the view over the port from our room's window! It was gorgeous! Especially by night! So I'm really grateful for booking that Airbnb even though we had to climb a multitude of stairs with our luggages.
On the first evening in Genova we went out for dinner to a restaurant that our host recommended. As we were walking around, I found a Romanian
painting laying on a bench somewhere in the city. How random is that? I decided to take it home on the following day if nobody would take it. Luckily, somebody decided to give it a home.
La Barcaccia, the restaurant we had dinner in, was absolutely lovely! An Italian man eating next to us was kind enough to explain the dishes on the menu (it was all in Italian since the restaurant wasn't targeting tourists) and while we were all eating he told us about his life. It couldn't get more Italian than that! We were immersed in the typical Italian atmosphere: people eating, laughing, drinking, talking and having fun while enjoying being together and the delicious meal in front of them. I loved La Barcaccia!
If I think of Genova I remember their scooters. They were everywhere! The most scooters I've ever seen all around Italy
The next day we went to explore the city (the time was very short for the multitude of things we could have seen). At first we wandered in the old part of the city on Via Garibaldi. It brought me back to Cluj as the buildings were exactly the same type as ours, but they also had terraces on top!
We then wandered some more and reached some small piazzas and then finally we reached the port. The sea, finally! Very impressive and beautiful, filled with palm trees and big boats, the Genovian port is really a must see! While at the port, we had a funny experience with an African guy who was trying to make us donate some money for "Africa". So that's how we ended up with colorful handmade bracelets and African names (Oli wanted to be called Mombutu and I was his wife, WakaWaka). I won't forget that soon!
When we arrived in Genova we heard focaccia is a must! And since I really LOVE pesto and Genova is its home, I wanted to eat focaccia con pesto. Little did I know that I would have to walk all around town and use my broken Italian to find out where I could buy something like that! But fear not, my search ended in success! I found foccacia con pesto and we walked some more until we found the Genovian Duomo. The steps in front of the church was the perfect place for eating my focaccia! The whole atmosphere was taken out of an old Italian movie where simple things are so beautiful and worth enjoying!
After leaving the Duomo we walked to Piazza de Ferrari. What a view! A gorgeous water fountain right in the middle and then... the most beautiful sight ever: an exhibition of one of my favorite
artists ever: Alfonso Mucha! We initially wanted to go visit Cristopher Columbus's
house but we decided to give it up for this fabulous exhibition. Wow! It was so
enriching and empowering! I got out of there feeling good to be a woman, happy
and at peace with myself.
Then we went to a farmer's market to buy fresh made Pesto and we visited Genova Nervi by the sea for some relaxing time and dinner. I remember how calm and happy I felt there, sitting on a bench and watching the waves crash against the shore, feeling like my life couldn't get better than that, then the excitement of having seafood dinner by the sea and feeling like part of a romantic movie.
What can I tell you? Genoa Italy
It's funny how quickly I actually got to learn the main streets and our way home! I absolutely loved the view over the port from our room's window! It was gorgeous! Especially by night! So I'm really grateful for booking that Airbnb even though we had to climb a multitude of stairs with our luggages.
La Barcaccia, the restaurant we had dinner in, was absolutely lovely! An Italian man eating next to us was kind enough to explain the dishes on the menu (it was all in Italian since the restaurant wasn't targeting tourists) and while we were all eating he told us about his life. It couldn't get more Italian than that! We were immersed in the typical Italian atmosphere: people eating, laughing, drinking, talking and having fun while enjoying being together and the delicious meal in front of them. I loved La Barcaccia!
The next day we went to explore the city (the time was very short for the multitude of things we could have seen). At first we wandered in the old part of the city on Via Garibaldi. It brought me back to Cluj as the buildings were exactly the same type as ours, but they also had terraces on top!
When we arrived in Genova we heard focaccia is a must! And since I really LOVE pesto and Genova is its home, I wanted to eat focaccia con pesto. Little did I know that I would have to walk all around town and use my broken Italian to find out where I could buy something like that! But fear not, my search ended in success! I found foccacia con pesto and we walked some more until we found the Genovian Duomo. The steps in front of the church was the perfect place for eating my focaccia! The whole atmosphere was taken out of an old Italian movie where simple things are so beautiful and worth enjoying!
Then we went to a farmer's market to buy fresh made Pesto and we visited Genova Nervi by the sea for some relaxing time and dinner. I remember how calm and happy I felt there, sitting on a bench and watching the waves crash against the shore, feeling like my life couldn't get better than that, then the excitement of having seafood dinner by the sea and feeling like part of a romantic movie.
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