catching up (2 of 2)

This one written the next day:

Genova (3:40 PM, August 2nd)

A bit more calm today, because today, I don't have to travel!
I left the hostel at 9 this morning, descending this incredible series of staircases called la Salita di Oregina all the way to Stazione Principe, which is less stressful when I know where the hell I am. I took the metro a few stops to see some of the port. After looking at an ugly but somewhat interesting monument called Il Bigo, I turned and dove into the city.
Turns out Genova is not that big. I stopped, all on my own, at San Lorenzo, a very cool Gothic cathedral. I even went inside (after sitting and reading about it in my guide books!). Riccardo would be so proud. Along with San Lorenzo, I loved Piazza de Ferrari, the main piazza of the city. In fact, it might be my favorite piazza that I've seen in Italy.
I took a walk through the Caruggi district, where the streets are so narrow and the buildings so high that a claustrophobe would probably have a panic attack, and then walked down Via Garibaldi, a famous street of old palazzi which are now mostly banks and museums.
Unfortunately, the funicolare up to Righi, a gate along the old city wall, was out of service; instead, I took a bus, and although the panorama at the station wasn't accessible, I found the same view overlooking Genova and the harbor a little ways down the road on the way back to the hostel, where I will regroup and figure out tomorrow's travels.