Italy August 2001

Genoa

Coastal, northwestern Italy
Genoa - The Tyrrhenian Seaside birthplace of Christopher Columbus. View is from the upper highway through the bus window.

Genoa - The Tyrrhenian Seaside birthplace of Christopher Columbus. View is from the upper highway through the bus window.

Genoa - Memorial Arch.

Genoa - Christopher Columbus flower memorial with Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria renditions.

Genoa - The Columbus family garden within the pillars.

Genoa - Old city towers, just up the walkway from Christopher's house.

Genoa - Old style in new architecture.

Genoa - Is everyone heading back to the bus already? I almost forgot to shoot the house! To the right is the entire front of the tiny Columbus home. This two-floor building is so small, two of them can almost fit into the pillared garden!

Genoa - Apartment building construction. The only direction to build in Genoa is up. This shot was taken on the moving bus, thus the slightly blurred street lamp.