A nightly view of our city

Last night, The Significant Other and I have enjoyed a fancy dinner. We’ve cooked the handmade pasta (flavored with Red Beet) that Big Boy has produced as Christmas gift for parents, sister, grandparents, aunts and cousins. It was really yummy. We added some ricotta cheese, lemon zests and olive oil and had a bottle of Barbera d’Asti Riserva to go with it. Sure enough we needed to go for a walk after dinner. It was helped by the fact, that the heavy rain that had plummeted on Genoa all day, had subsided to a light drizzle. Taking the Fuji X-T2 with the Fujinon XF18-135mm F3.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR along, we walked over to the nearby Belvedere San Rocco di Principe for a nightly view of our city. Aside from an unobstructed full view of the Old Town and the inner harbor, called Porto Antico, the little Belvedere also features a little wall to put the camera on for the long exposure night shots. For a couple more detailed images and to see our 500 year old lighthouse at work, continue after the jump….

In 2020 we nearly acquired a little place in one of those houses over in Oregina, on the other side of the Salita San Rocco that runs up the little valley between the city districts of San Teodoro and Oregina. In the end the deal didn’t materialize, which was good for us, because that way in 2022 we ended up with our happy place in San Teodoro.

Evening for evening, the almost 500 year old lighthouse “La Lanterna” is the guiding light for ships entering the port of Genoa. Ok, I admit that is romanticized, because these days the ships use GPS and the sea version of Google Maps. But for The Significant Other and me, seeing the beacon of the Lanterna is always special, every time. And it is the major Genoa landmark we can’t see from our place, because it is hidden just behind another building.

Today is the 6th of January, La Festa della Befana in Italy, that marks the end of the festive season. We’ll be having dinner with friends in Porto Antico to celebrate. And tomorrow, The Significant Other and I will head back to the Streets of Nuremberg and to the jobs that pay the bills. But looking back on a truly nice and relaxing two weeks of Christmas break. With also plenty of photography.

Wish you a great Monday

Marcus

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