My short time spent in Genoa could really just be
described as passing through, since my time was limited to explore the city
of over half a million, and the largest historical district in all of Italy. My
first night there I met up with my new host and he took me through the city,
stopping at some of Genoa’s best scenes including the Cathedral and Piazza De
Ferrari, the main square of the city. We strolled through the streets while
sampling the focaccia bread that Genoa is famous for, which will make me unable
to appreciate focaccia anywhere else ever again because no where else will
compare to how delicious this was. My new Italian friend was most excited to
show me one monument in particular, Christopher Columbus’ house. Unwilling to
offend my gracious host with my negative opinions about Christopher Columbus,
because he was obviously very excited to be showing his first American surfer the
home of the alleged founder of our country, I chose not to discuss my distaste
for Columbus with him. The history nerd in me did find it pretty exciting to
see the house, despite my dislike for this historical figure that we still have
a holiday dedicated to for some reason. So I took my pictures to capture the
sight and we continued through the city to see a few more places together
before calling it a night. I had chance to explore a bit more on my own the
morning before my train left to take me across the country to catch the
ferryboat, and I explored just a fraction of the city, looking up at the
massive buildings all around me in every direction through out the historical
center.
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