Genoa

Carlo Felice Theatre

[march 2012] The main purpose for revisiting Genoa was to see the ballet at this theatre.Last time I found they would show Romeo & Juliet here, but until I bought the programme, I did not know…

Genoa

Counterfeit vendors

[march 2012] Last time when I came to Genoa, it was the coldest time and not very many people were around, but this time the weather was excellent.A lot of families were enjoying the sun at…

Genoa

Fishing port

[march 2012] As I wrote before, in 1992, 500 years since Columbus found the Americas the port of Genoa was totally  reconstructed, but apparently still a part of it is working as a fishing port.When the…

Genoa

The dog of a shop

[march 2012] This is a dog playing around in the Garibaldi street in Genoa in Italy.Actually this dog belongs to the shop owner near by and because he is letting this dog loose, the police charged…

Genoa

Via Garibaldi

[march 2012] Galibaldi street is one of the World Heritage sites in Genoa, Italy.Both side of the street are occupied grand palaces like Palazzo Rosso, Palazzo Bianco and Palazzo Doria Tursi, which are symbols of the…

Genoa

Architecture of the fascism era

[march 2012] On the second day of my revisit to Genoa, Italy, I took a sight seeing bus.This bus was different from my usual red double decker, but smaller and there was no Japanese guide.One of…

Genoa

Genoa in old days

[march 2012] When I walked around in Genoa with the local man, he pointed out this black and white arch on the wall of a building.Apparently, there used to be a lot of galleries in the town,…