I take very quota, mi allontano dall’aeroporto “C: Colombo” di Genova e mi dirigo verso la città.
Per ricordare il fatto che, in questi ultimi post ho saltabeccato dalla montagna al mare, ho scelto un Allouette con livrea del Soccorso Alpino di Zermatt. Davanti a me la “Lanterna”, il faro simbolo di Genova, il complesso del Porto Antico e, sulla sinistra, il porto passeggeri, il grattacielo “Matitone” nel quartiere di Sampierdarena
Under my tail rotor you can see the power plant at the port, dock in St. George, the central work is fueled by coal and coal by sea with ships and barges.
front of me, instead, the "Lantern." This is a lighthouse located in a tower to square base, 76 meters high
a look of admiration to the skies ... REX
and ... I headed to the Port Container ...
The port of Genoa, along with that of Marseille, a major Mediterranean
cruise ships, different airline and destination.
is the Old Port area. The ancient galleon moored you see, the "Neptune", even if a little 'kitsch, however, has a curious history: it was built in 1986 as a set for the film by Roman Polanski, "Pirates" is 63 meters long
But here we see the building of the Aquarium of Genoa and the "Biosphere" by Renzo Piano. Steel and glass structure, built for the G8 in 2001, houses inside a tropical rebuilt, with a wide variety of plants but also small animals, butterflies dall'iguana (which can reproduce), the Moluccan cockatoo , the tangere, fruit-eating birds of the Amazon, which took the name of "biosphere".
I stop for today with this photo, where you can see the lift of the Bigo and Palazzo San Giorgio, and with the outside of my admiration for fathers of this scenario, so detailed and true to allow me to do it guide for visitors ...