Gatto Bianco Capri

... area. Well, since I had been told it existed I went in with more confidence. Indeed. It was the LARGEST seating area of any of the pizza contestants. There was a small area next to the kitchen that was off a small entry way -- hidden from the street. Then upstairs there were at least 4 rooms with simple chairs and tables. Just waiting to be the lucky support of some delicious pizza.<br><br>I ordered the Buffala pizza. Mozzarella di Buffala (HEY! Does that mean from Buffalo milk ...

... See ya. He immediately came over to me and said, "Wait, wait. If you pay 15euro we can start now." Uh, no. "Okay, okay, c'mon, let's go. We'll get started now." Oh yeah. Look at me working my consumer power.<br><br>I'm glad that I opted for the guide. Pompei/ii really is a city. It's not just a little archeological site closed in by a fence, it's a full on city with neighborhoods and roads and everything. But because it's all ruins it ...

From Rome we headed south to Positano. Once in Sorento we hired a cab to take us the rest away the way, along a very narrow winding road about 150 meters above the sea. For this driver the lines dividing the highway were merely suggestions and blind corners ************cern. The views were spectacular, however the cliff edge road ...

Stayed in a small town south of Naples (Vico Enquense) which was right on the water (in a rather remote cove). We rented an apartment for the week which was part of a hotel complex. At the beginning of our trip, we met Tony (from Jersey City) who was from Vico and told us where to get the best pizza and his wife was from Sorrento (which is just south of Vico) so we had some ...

... to the grotto stairway, it was barren. We went down the stairs along with a New York couple and discovered there were no boats there. There were no signs saying anything and no gate closing off the stairway. We watched as the waves crashed into the cave, we were not going in. We had read in our travel guide that it would be closed if the waves were too high. Ryan suggested swimming in, ugh noo! So we headed back up the stairs sulking. But at least we ...

... cross and then followed them.<br><br>The CitySightseeing buses were a great way to view the city in a short period of time. As the bus navigated around the city streets, we noticed that the car of choice was the smart car. Good thing! I could not imagine driving anything larger in this city! Parking was a premium everywhere! Anywhere you could find enough space the size of a throw rug, you ...

... to dip down onto the other side of the hill. As the sun went down, we sat down to a refreshing dinner overlooking the the ocean. This was a beautiful end to an amazing day! Here's Positano by night: Tomorrow is a traveling day. We'll be on a 7-hour train ride to get to the Ligurina coast and hike the Cinque Terre! Until then...Ciao!

Got to Capri, took a swim. Went to the other side of the Island, saw the Natural Arc. I wanted to swim under the Arc but it was impossible. Walked back, checked out Maxim Gorki's house, took another swim, got an ice-cream and headed back to Napoli.

10AM, Sunday, June 29, 2008 O Sole Mio The sounds of the pealing church bells woke me up on this beautiful Sunday morning on Capri. It was almost past 10AM. The radiant sun cast its intense warmth over the reflectively azure water. Below on the Marina Grande, tourists were beginning to arrive in droves, and the bustling activities on the sea promenade were in full swing. Luigi got up and was preparing for me and Luna some espresso. His mother had thoughtfully ...

... bought tickets for a boat ride to the blue grotto and a ticket to take a row boat inside. We waited in line on the boat to get into the grotto for about an hour but it was nice to relax on the boat. It was kind of over cast when we entered the cavern through a small hole that everyone had to lay down on the floor of the boat while the guide pulled us through on the chain. After we got inside the grotto the sun ...