Tuesday, May 24th
After a late night of waiting for the sardine to burn in Piazza de Ferrari we had a slow morning at the villa. After lunch we headed downtown on the Ascensore di Castelletto Levante, the public elevator that saved us from walking down and back up many flights of stairs during our time in Genoa.
We visited the Via Garibaldi to Palazzo Bianco, one of the museums that is part of the Strada Nuova Museums. Palazzo Bianco is a 16th century building in the historic city center that was once the home of an important Genoese family and today houses many pieces of art and artifacts from the city’s history.
We strolled down to the port after going to the museums to have an “apertivo,” a pre-meal beverage and selection of food popular in Italian culture.
Next to the restaurant there was a food truck selling different types of pesto and pasta where many of us bought some souvenirs!
Professor Ford, Holly, and Emma Grace chose to take the Funicular back to the villa that night.
