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On Sunday 16 May I went to Genoa, a beautiful city full of generous people.

Sorry, but I took the wrong photo — when I said the city is beautiful, I meant something like this:

At times it looks like a Tuscan city.

While the combination of the many ups and downs and the sea brings Lisbon to mind. I don’t know why…

To get there, however, immediately after leaving the motorway (or the dual carriageway) you will have to make your way through a labyrinth of multi-storey car parks. If you arrive on a working day, I recommend leaving your car there, because 90% of the free parking spaces in the city are reserved for scooters:

After parking, buy yourself a small bottle of water, as the wells with drinking water are kept in rather poor hygienic conditions.

Since we are talking about drinking, let us also remember to appreciate indoor venues: the logos of some of them really make you think…

Then let us remember not to step on what Genoese animals leave on all pavements at an average frequency of every two metres. Well, they too seem to be deeply concerned about their own state of health:

But let us move on to more elevated subjects. Along the seafront we find the statue of Gandhi…

…while that of Christopher Columbus is missing. Of the great navigator’s house, only a small piece has survived:

The pirates (Somali?) are outraged by such degradation and rush into the city, even crashing into the harbour quay because of their haste.

But I will talk about them in a separate photo report. Now I suggest we return to the city. The last thing to say about the port of Genoa is that the water smells quite bad but is full of fish (alive).

And now let us try to solve some puzzles about the mythical city of Genoa. For example: according to what principle are house numbers assigned to buildings? And how do people find their way around?

Why are audio cassettes still being sold? Have they already become part of the antiques category?

Who is the wise person who invented the intersection of these two streets?

I would like to point out that there are wise people in the city.

Well then, it is time to leave this city: all of a sudden its citizens have started going mad with joy. Who knows why…