Genoa - Photos
Some photos of Genoa, where I am this very moment though I’ll be back in Ireland tomorrow.
Despite the wonderful grandeur, and the sea and the mountains, it is the old city that enthralls me more than anything.
And it is the old city that is the hardest to capture such is the nature of streets only a few feet wide towered over by buildings that lean in and almost kiss at the top.
Here is some of the Genoa that I have seen (click to enlarge):
There’s a lot - and I’m going to stick more in - so I’ll put the rest below the fold. And it may seem screamingly obvious but the pictures that are smallest here, the little wide landscapes I did from the sea, they do best from being looked at bigger. In other words, click them
See my initial words about Genoa
Eolaí gan Fhéile:
You’ve been spending your time well, I can see. Thanks for bringing us along on the trip. You have a good eye for interesting stairs.
Loving the colours. Really love the fish wall. You can paint that one for me!
Nice post Eolaí. Genoa’s a lovely city. Did you buy any food in the old market?
How awesome!! Thank you!
These are a treat to see. The place looks great. I particularly like how they’ve painted the saints bright orange on the walls of the building in # 17.
What was that old-fashioned boat about? That’s way cool.
stwidgie - Thank you. I hadn’t thought about my attraction to stairs though it makes sense considering how shape-oriented I am together with my obsessive love of squares. I’ll probably post another set of stairs, or two even, today.
AnDiOgF - The head is rather bursting with ideas at this very moment so you might be waiting a few years I’m afraid. But hey, who knows. I obviously like the image myself or I wouldn’t've taken it.
Bock - The old market? You don’t mean Lidl do you? The biggest of the old markets was holding an exhibition while I was in town. But I bought some food around and expecially looked at a lot. Unfortunately I had two cameras out of batteries the day I was in the right frame of mind to photograph all the food.
Patricia - Thanks. As you might guess it’s even better in the flesh. And it’s a lot of fun to have people come along for the ride - if ya know what I mean.
Sam - Thanks, and apologies for the lack of explanatory notes; I was trying to balance the excitement of wanting to share the holiday with wanting to actually have the holiday. That boat is a galleon constructed for Roman Polanski’s “Pirates”. But the other photo you mention has a much more interesting story. I might post a few more photos today and then drop in little accompanying notes on all of them.
Gorgeous photos, Eolai.
Hope you had a lovely trip.
i smell a painting or two
Medbh - I did thanks, even lovelier than the photos suggest.
Chris - Aye. I wouldn’t put money on a completion date though.
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