Category Archives: GENOA 2016 BLOG

The two weeks in Genoa have been nonstop – filled with exploration of the city’s historic center, nearby cities and villages, and lots of foccacia bread. Today the group split off taking advantage of our last free day in the … Continue reading →

This morning we all got up early so that we could be out the door by 6:30 in order to get to the train station for a morning ride to Cinque Terre.  Despite the fact that we were not all … Continue reading →

In the morning, the groups continued to work on their projects in AutoCAD and took some last minute measurements. We had a meeting right before lunch to discuss our plans for Cinque Terre, which we will visit on Friday.  In the … Continue reading →

This morning was devoted  to continuing work on our projects at the Villa. For example, the groups working on documenting the west (Jen B., Jen L., Meg, and Ben) and east (Caroline and John) facades took a few more measurements, … Continue reading →

After a jam packed day of exploring the beautiful Mediterranean coastline near Genoa yesterday, everyone woke up ready to slow down and move at their own pace.  Nine of us got up early to head over to the Mercado Piazza … Continue reading →

Motivated by the sunniest day we have had thus far, we started our adventures with some coffee and a breakfast on-the-go and headed for the Brignole train station. From there we traveled to the coastal town of Nervi, which is southeast of Genoa and … Continue reading →

This morning we all woke up and later made our way to the train station to catch a train to Chiavari, which is a small seaside town south of Genoa.    There, we split up into several groups so that we could pursue … Continue reading →

Today marks our fifth day in the city of Genoa.  Per usual, the day started with breakfast and our 9:30 am meeting.  During the morning hours we made progress on our assigned projects at the villa, completing measurements, AutoCAD drawings, and … Continue reading →

Our fourth day in Genoa began like most others with breakfast and a meeting in the sun room of the villa. We discussed our weekend plans and how the rest of the day would progress. After meeting in the morning, … Continue reading →