On Saturday I went to Genoa with my Metropolitan Studies class. We went there because it's a city that isn't historically a touristy city, but in the past decade it's undergone a lot of renovations, specifically to its port, to make it more attractive to traveling families. These changes were made because Genoa hosted the G8 Conference in 2001. The main additions were the newly designed port area and the Aquarium that was built.
What makes this city really interesting though is that while its modern on the coast, as you move inland you see more and more instances of the Medieval city it once was. There are still stone castles on the hilltops and there are remnants within the city itself. I enjoyed seeing the city, but honestly can't say it was my favorite place in Italy. What we talked about could have probably been achieved in an in-class discussion, but I could tell my professor really loved the city so that made it more interesting.
My favorite thing about the day was probably (and obviously for me) the lunch! Genoa is where pesto was created, so I had pesto pasta and a linguine salad at this local Italian restaurant that my professor recommended. It was a bit of a cluster at the restaurant as there was only one menu and it was in Italian on a photocopied piece of paper. So, figuring out what was available was a bit of a challenge but we managed eventually.
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| the new port area |
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| an Ancient church in the middle of a market |
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| part of the ancient city wall in the middle of the city |
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| Professor Lombardo |
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| This street was covered with amazing graffiti/street art |
I enjoyed traveling with my classes this weekend, but I'm glad I don't have another class trip for a while. Two class trips in a weekend really wore me out. Back to leisurely travel with Brussels this weekend!
New thing: Salted sardine salad with tomatoes and green beans
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| Genoa from the ferry |
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