At 11:37 am on the morning of August 14, 2018, a 200 meter stretch of Genoa’s “Morandi Bridge” suddenly bottomed-out dumping dozens of cars and trucks into the Polcevera river hundreds of feet below. When the smoke had cleared away the death toll stood at 43, making it the worse “automotive” disaster in the City’s history. My relationship with Genoa and the Ligurians, dates from … Continue reading A Tribute to ‘Zena’ on the Inauguration of the New San Giorgio Bridge in Genoa