Genova! =)

I arrived in Genova on Sunday April 22^nd.Genova was diffidently one of my favorite places so far. It was finally a place that I could see myself living. The city is filled with beautiful architecture and parks. Genoa (the Italian spelling) is nestled in between the sea and the mountains. It also has a large port- where there is a Pirate Ship! =D

The Neptune is a replica ship that was made for a movie, but is now a ‘museum’ that is docked in the harbor. 

I felt so at home ;) loved it!

 

Part of Genova is the best example of an entirely preserved Medieval Town in Europe. So many of the buildings are declared a ‘World Heritage Site’ by UNESCO. Therefore, all of the buildings in the town have beautiful architecture

  I was planning to stay with two girl couch surfers in Genova, but both backed out on me. One did because of the train strike (took place on Sunday- regional trains weren’t running). Then another did because I did not let her know early enough when I was arriving- but I was uncertain because of the train strike. But it all worked out, because I ended up loving my accommodation! I stayed in a hostel priced hotel called ‘Alberto Argentina’ that was owned by an adorable Italian couple that barely spoke English. I had a room to myself, clean towels & sheets, and a large twin bed! It was so nice and clean- especially after my last host’s place!

My last night in Genova, I met up with my host that I was going to stay with at my next stop and we went to a Couch Surfing meeting! It was a lot of fun, it was a group of 10 surfers- all Italians/locals besides me. We started the night by getting dinner at ‘Eataly’- love the name! Then we headed to a small cute little bar called ‘Follow the White Rabbit’. Then another random bar at the end of the night. All of the surfers were awesome as usual.

I was talking to one for a bit- he said I was pretty cool and then mentioned that he thought that we would not get along. I thought it was a weird comment to someone you just met, so I called him out on it and said ‘Why, cause you thought I was a stupid, spoiled American girl?’ and he just looked at me surprised, then shook his head yes! Haha! Glad I’m breaking stereotypes ;)

Something silly to note, at the last bar we went to- I got to play with a dog! Because, in Europe, dogs are cool enough/allowed to come to the bar with you! The pup was a boxer mix, her and I played with the empty plastic cups littered in the streets =P 

Genova <3