One man's meat is another man's poison...When i told my italian friends that ive incorporated Genova in my itinerary, they have advised otherwise, it's just aint worth the while, they said. Well you know what, im in love with this harbour city, and i daresay more so than Rome or Florence or even Venice!
Traveling from Pisa to Genova takes you through Cinque terre, or Five Lands, the legendary Italian fishing villages, and i didnt pitstop there simply because it is the wrong season! the mediterranean water is freezing cold this time of the year and trust me, it sucks to admire the water at a distance, just like what im going through here in Genova.
this is a vibrant city, and just like other italian cities, it is full of history and medieval buildings, but on the contrary though, and probably why i love it so much, this place is totally free of tourists!
Giovanni brought me out to a fantastic lunch today, and being the hospitable italian host that he is, he wont hear of my getting the bill, gosh, dont i just love being a traveler!
As we are all aware of, the italians are known to be gastronomes, we're talking about a nation who enjoys good food and drink! and they are very eager in sharing that trait to all who aint suffering from food disorder! A complete Italian meal consists of such in that order: Antipasti, Primi (pasta/soup/risotto), Secondi (meat course), Contorno (vegetable) or Formaggi (cheese), and closes with Dolci (sweet) with espresso.
I know i love food, but after Primi i declared that im stuffed (we each had one serving per course, as is customary, and of course, gigantic-sized serving), Gio werent so convinced, so i eventually opted for all time favourite Tiramisu, it was divine...
i later went for a coastal walk to burn off all that fats and soaked in the sun, something in which the italians are blessed with, among others, heavenly weather...
wish i can stay here for a long long time...
started off with fizzy white and bread
followed by white
antipasti
primi
Dolci
coastal walkway
genova day
genova night
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