Portofino and San Fruttuoso
Yesterday, we took a train from Rapallo to Santa Margherita Ligure. From there, we took a boat to San Fruttuoso and Portofino. At this time...
Camogli and Back Again
Today, we took the train from Rapallo to Camogli, which is on the other side of the Portofino peninsula. Camogli is a beautiful seaside town...
Santa Margherita Ligure
Today, my sister and I walked from Rapallo to Santa Margherita Ligure, the next town over along the Portofino peninsula in Liguria, Italy. I don’t...
Rapallo: Rest and Relaxation
Yesterday, I arrived in Rapallo, which is on the Ligurian coast of the Mediterranean Sea in Italy. It is beautiful. I met up with my...
Genoa: Belvedere, Galata, Aquarium, Bigo
Today’s touring included a couple of sea-related experiences, the Galata Maritime Museum and the Genoa Aquarium. I sandwiched those with a couple of great views,...
Genoa: Two Churches, Two “Museums,” and Chris’s Place
Churches, museums, and art galleries labelled as museums* tend to occupy large parts of my visits to old European cities. Today perpetuated that tradition. But,...
Genoa: Duomo, Old Port, and Walking
Today was mostly a travel day. I took the train from Padua (Padova) to Genoa (Genova). Or, rather, I took two trains. The first was...
Padua: Eremitani Church and Museums, Markets, Botanical Gardens, Duomo
What can I say about today? I don’t know. Honestly, I don’t know. I started writing this introductory paragraph over lunch, primarily as a placeholder....
Padua: Scrovegni Chapel, Basilica of St. Anthony, Prato della Valle
The train from Venice to Padua (Padova) takes a little more than 25 minutes. At least, that’s how long the train I was on this...
Venice: Murano, Burano, San Giorgio Maggiore
Today, I bought an all-day vaporetto (canal boat) pass and did some island hopping. (No actual hopping involved.) The islands I, rhetorically speaking, hopped to...