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Enough silly Sardinian sandal stories.. lets get back to business! 😆 The water was rough and the ship was rocking but thankfully Sam felt OK. He is prone to getting seasick so I was fretting. Sitting on the back deck and looking out onto the sea made the rolling of the ship tolerable for him so that was great. I do come armed with a whole assortment of seasickness remedies but I always leave the bag of them in the suitcases under the bed hoping that they won't see the light of day until I take the suitcases out a week later to repack.
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So Monday dawned and I had the strangest experience.. I had woken up momentarily at 6am and thought I had heard the noises that a ship makes when it's stopping and being anchored. Then fell back to sleep and woke up 3 hours later and we were sailing again. I thought for a moment that Sam and I had totally overslept and missed the port of Santa Margherita altogether! We were still on NY time so it could have been a possibility.. Dressed in pajamas I dashed into the hallway and asked Reyner where we were and what was doing. He said that the water was too rough for the tenders to operate to Santa Margherita so they were sailing on.. finding another port to stop in. Whew! We didn't sleep the day away.. was so glad. We made the tail end of breakfast and then there was an announcement that we were going to dock in La Spezia around noon. I love that about Azamara.. if a port gets cancelled even at the last minute they always have a back up plan in place. Great job!!👏 I was a bit disappointed though as there was a "style your own" sandal shop in Santa Margherita that I was anxious to visit. They have a few branches in the Med and I had previously bought pairs from similar shops in Olbia and Sorrento. You pick the heel height.. the strap style.. the color; they fit them to your feet and make them for you while you wait. This was the store in Olbia.. they are still my favorite pair of sandals!
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Back out again after lunch we retraced our steps from the tour this morning. More from Genoa.. A cactus that looks like it should be in Disney! A recreated galleon that might have belonged there too.😁 A vintage Fiat car show. A beautiful archways leading up to what had been a convent. The sad lions at the entrance of the San Lorenzo Cathedral. An outdoor salumeria.
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Thank you @koconnor214 for organizing a terrific 3 hour walking tour of Genoa. We all met at 9:30 in front of the Genoa cruise terminal where there is a huge propeller. Can't miss the spot. The guide was just wonderful. We also met our "pals" of the cruise that morning. 👋Helloooo B &G!! Despite cruising this "neck of the woods" many times we have never been to Genoa. What a great cruise port and what a great city! A public washing station for the residents of the city. A specialty of Genoa.. these cookies have a hole in them because the vendors used to sell them on strings. La Chiesa Di San Siro.. might be the most ornate and glorious church I have ever seen. There is a long block of all gorgeous 17th century palazzos.. Genoa was a city with a lot of money coming in and going out and it showed in these homes. A few are still private residences these days but most have been turned into public buildings. It's interesting that the buildings were taxed on the number of windows so some crafty homeowners just painted some of the windows on.. no glass.. no tax. Clever!
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👋Hello wjfan417! Yes.. I was happy to see a meet and mingle too. As it said on the schedule it was up in the card room and unhosted. No worries about not being signed up.. we weren't either. Just showed up for it. It was as always so nice to meet everyone and to firm up our plans for the next day. A lovely lady from the roll call had organized a walking tour of Genoa for a group and we needed to firm up what time and where we were meeting. 😊
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👋Hello voyager1964! You're so welcome.. it's a pleasure to write. No.. I'm so sorry.. I didn't get a chance to see how wheelchair assisted guests board the ship. Every time we got on and off I did see a lot of equipment to do just that so I'm sure they are well prepared to make it as easy and pleasant as possible.👍