Port of Fasion

Driving in Italy, according to Nicole, is crazy!  You have to "just figure out what lane you want to be in and then just GO!"  Good thing Darren is an aggressive driver and that the Panda is a sturdy car! :)  The roadway system is called the Autostrada.  Speed limit is a mear 81mph. On the drive from Pisa to Genova they mostly drove through tunnels in the mountains.  Nicole said the spent more time "inside" than "out".  Their GPS didn't work so they were on their own.  The cars get in the left lane and the trucks have to stay in the right. Once you get in your lane you just "drive as fast as you can".  I guess you can make pretty good time!!

Thursday was spent on the northern city of Genova (Genoa).  It as a big port city on the Ligurian Sea which feds into the Mediterranean.  The travelers did a 40 minute boat cruise of the harbor. Nicole said it was just beautiful! 

The also toured a old pirate ship which was also pretty neat.  Apparently the city was burned back in 934 by Arab pirates & has had a long history of other incidents.  Cool! 

From the afternoon in Genova they traveled to Milan for the night. They didn't get to spend much time there but drove through the main shopping district on their way to the hotel.  It's probably best that there wasn't much time to shop - I've seen Nicole in the stores lately....whew!