Europe – Day 6

Our last day of two in Genoa and today was a full day of seeing sights, eating, and just walking a lot.

The last 5 days we have average 14,000+ steps a day.

We got up at about 9, had a wonderful breakfast that was waiting at our door when we opened it.

This place is amazing.

We took a taxi up to the center of the Old City and got on a Hop-On Hop-Off bus.  There are two routes to the bus both an hour long.

On the first route, we did the entire route and then back to a stop where there way a lift to a high part of the city and it was a beautiful view and also a great gelato stand!!

Then we walked to the center and on the way found a women’s shop where Barb bought 3 neat jackets or light weight coats.

Since we planned to walk a lot, we took a taxi back to the apartment to drop off her purchases.

Then it was back to the city center for the other bus and imply walked around.

In the Old City with all of the winding streets the jaw-dropping part is all of the homes that were built in the 13^th to the 17^th century and they are still in use today!  Some of them are in the same ownership and others have been converted into city buildings and also apartments.  It is just amazing to walk around and see all of these building.

Tomorrow we board the MSC Seashore and we are sooo excited to cruise on this ship.  It is Italian and holds a lot of people, 5,000+ but we were fortuniate to upgreaded to their Yacht Club a very private ship within a ship with a suite.  There would be about 2,500 passenger cabins and 110 Yacht Club cabins, so this will be quite an experience.

Night from Genoa – Tomorrow the ship!!

                                         Our fantastic apartment at Maison D' Or, Genoa, Italy

                                           A typical street corner in the Old City of Genoa, Italy

                                                 Breakfast deliverd to our door in the morning

                                                    Ready to  go for the day and night

                                                            A quick lunch

                                  private yellow house on the right get into a chaffeured car!!

                                            Just a little snack in the middle of the day

                                                These were single family homes

                                                       Barb with a new coat

                                                   Dinner - fish on the left and capacio on the right

                                                                Where we ate dinner

                                                           Tasting wonderful!

                                                            One of many churches we visited

                                                A single family home 

                                      Another famous palace and the smaller building were or are

                                      single family homes!!

                                            These are or where family homes - jaw-dropping