The harbor of Genoa
We had an amazing summer holiday this year. Whilst we are saving up to visit California for Christmas this year, we decided that we would stay relatively local and European this summer. Then came the difficulty of finding a place both my husband and I have never been. Oh dear. So we decided on Lyon, France and two less visited locations in Italy: Genoa and Turin. I could not have been more pleased with our decision! Two utterly Italian cities without the touristy-rush of Rome or Florence. We could wander around, exploring and just enjoying each day of the glorious Italian sun. Here are some snaps of our journey.
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- On the train to Italy
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- I want this in my kitchen
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- My favorite meal in Turin
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- Fresh pasta with burrata and sardines
- Fresh fish, fried to perfection
- Ombrina, marinated in orange with shaved fennel
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- Tuna coated in sunflower seeds with macerated red pepper, squid ink
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- Super wobbly panna cotta with world famous chocolate from Turin
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- Birra Moretti please!
- On a lamp post on the banks of the River Po
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- What secrets must lie beyond this door
- On the banks of the river in Turin
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- The Mole
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- Speck and mozzarella bruschetta
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- A perfect little tiramisu
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- Lemon Sorbetti: so tangy and tart, but utterly refreshing
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- Aperol Spritz please!
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- A Bon Bon, which is a delicate, cream filled sponge cake and covered in pink buttercream
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- A Bon Bon, in full glory
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- Shin of pork with rosemary potatoes
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- Agnolotti di carne
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- Veal tartare with radicchio and olive oil
- Street art in Turin
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- Bonet of Piedmont, a traditional dessert almost like a Creme Caramel, but with chocolate and amaretti
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- The cool alleyways are a nice escape from the hot Italian sun
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- Italian Riviera sunsets are slightly better than others
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- Aperol Spritz is the ideal aperitivo
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- Creme brulee
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- Tentacles
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- When you order an aperitivo, you get free food! My kinda place.
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- Limoncello, of course!
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- Polpo (Octopus) with tomatoes and crushed potatoes
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- The foyer of our apartment building. In love!
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- This was the open air entry to our flat. The lift was tiny and who knows how old!
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- Antipasti fritti Imperiale: the freshest fish, lightly battered and fried, doused in Italian salt and fresh lemon.
- Pizza margherita de bufala
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- Farinate, an Italian pancake made with chickpea flour. Super thin and crispy. Best eaten with Extra Virgin Olive Oil and rich Balsamic
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- Inside the Duomo
- Our apartment was right next to the Duomo
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- The harbor of Genoa
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- The dolphin was doing this for ages, totally mesmerising
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- I found Nemo at the aquarium!
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- Amazing architecture in Genoa
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- Genovese cookies
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- Gorgeous fresh ravioli
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- Meats and cheeses, tastes so much better in Italy
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- Lemon Panna Cotta
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- The final product
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- My first attempt at fresh spaghetti!
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- Making our own Pesto Genovese in Genoa
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- Gelato. Ciao Italia!
