Historical Savona and Genova

There is a huge fortress here in Savona, called Priamar that we pass by when we walk to the church. On New Years Day, we had some extra time in the afternoon, so we decided to go check it out. This was a fortress built in 1542 that has been used as a castle, used by the military, and was also used as a prison until 1903, There was also a cathedral built in the 7^th century but that was demolished to make room for other edifices. This place was huge! I can see where it would have lasted for 470 years.

Priamar Fortress

We had a fun Family Home Evening with a couple of our African Refugees. My heart really goes out to these young men who are searching for a better life. Many of them have left their families in Africa and are hoping to find a job and earn enough money to reunite in Italy. I hope we can bring a little light of joy into their lives as we meet together.

Miles and I once again made the trip into Genova to look for an apartment. They want us to move there to work with the Young Single Adults in the church. We found the perfect place, but I don’t want to post pictures until it is done deal. Genova has a long history as a seaport, dating back as far as Christopher Columbus (who was born here). It is now a highly industrial seaport and also services many cruise ships that dock here. But as you move inland a bit, the city suddenly turns into hills that would rival anything we saw in San Francisco. But this hasn’t discouraged the building of huge apartments right on the hill. The cute thing is that you can take the funiculare up and down the hill, saving your legs for walking on the level ground.

Most nights when we walk home it is dark (and very cold). Yes, we have a car, but if we are lucky enough to find a parking spot in front of our apartment, we don’t want to move the car. So we walk. Its been really good for us. We figure we are walking about two to four miles each day, some days a lot more. Here are a couple of pictures of our usual walk home in the dark. I have gotten so brave! But we do walk very fast.