On the Wednesday we came to picturesque Santa Margherita on the North Italian coast. The ship could not come too close to shore and so we were ferried by tender to the jetty. We took a short bus ride along the rising coastal path to even more picturesque Portafino (not shown). The weather was against us for once, however, and we soon returned. The older boys and my nephew were keen to eat a pizza in Italy and so back in Santa Margherita we found a very nice (but not inexpensive restaurant) where we all had cokes, pizza (yes, a margherita) and nice puddings. The statue is of Chritopher Columbus. I wasn't surprised to see it there as I knew the man was Italian not Spanish or Portuguese. Apparently although it is generally thoght he was born in nearby Genoa, Santa Margherita itself has a claim on him too.
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