J K Place Capri

Nous avons pris l'autobus publique pour atteindre le sommet du vesus, le volcan n'a pas tellement a offrir, mais la vue sur la bay est vraiment belle. Ensuite, nous avons visités les ruines d'Herculaneom. Une autre ville disparue sous l'eruption du vesus il y a pres de 2000 ans. il y a encore beaucoup de travail d'archeologie en cours, mais on peut voir que la ville est meiux conserver, il y a meme des batiments de 2 et 3 etages et des pieces de bois qui ont traversé le temps !

I am so far behind with this blog. Partly, it's because we have traveled every single month during 2009. There's so much to tell & show that unless I write every week, I'm always several trips behind. The other problem is ...

Ola Kala: simply, OK (in Greek). No time for lots of flap.....we're on the go. The Vatican Museums await us (and we can hardly wait to do more walking!). Enjoy the pictures and we'll fill you in on the adventure next time I make the time to sit and gab.

We're still having a grand time!!!!!

Pompeii photos here:
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Sunday caught the train out to Pompei which was ginormous!
I think we only saw ...

Naples photos here:
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Found a really cool red leather satchel to replace my old grey nylon one that has given me 9or10 years of service.
Florentine leather - so nice...
Also went to get 1 more tripe roll before leaving town and discovered they had beef too so tried one of them instead. Just as amazing as the tripe one!!!

The train ride from ...

Roberta had planned an early start for the first real day of our vacation. We had a wakeup call at 5:45 and breakfast at 6:20. We loaded the bus for Sorrento. After we were dropped off, we walked past the remnants of the old village. Next, we trekked down what felt like 8 flights down stairs, some wide and some shallow. Then we met our guide for Capri, Nello. We rode the ferry over to the island and quickly changed boats for a cruise around the ...

... ago, who has become a friend and is about to turn 40, met us. Her father was with her and he drove us all to the dock, where the plan was to catch a ferry to Capri and spend the rest of this day (Saturday) and part of Sunday. AnnaMaria is, tragically a widow now, with two sons. She really appreciated the idea of a getaway weekend with us, especially the opportunity to visit with Emily. I had reserved 2 rooms at a hotel in Capri ...

... our "whales." We started on the east side of the island with the White Grotto -- I really didn't think the water could become more beautiful! Many chose to jump off the boat and go for a swim, while others enjoyed the scenery. Next came the Green Grotto, a local favorite, with ideal swim conditions and cliff jumps. At this Grotto, we actually swam through ...

... and Irish. The Irish all thought I was one of them: I had at least 5 different people ask me where in Ireland I was from. I guess it's my glowing alabastor skin and freckles. I was also the only one by myself so Sandro and his young assistant Roberto (who looked EXACTLY like Prince William) informed me that I would be accompanying them all day :) Capri is located in the Bay of Naples. It's a thirty minute ferry from Sorrento and provides an eyeful ...

... entrance with the waves. When the water receded the people in the boat would lay back flat, the row man would grab a rope and pull the boat through the opening. Our guide misjudged the waves and the wave caught the side of the rocks and soaked Cory. Poor guy was wet the rest of the day. The inside of the Grotto was beautiful. The light came up from under the water illuminating the cave a beautiful Cobalt blue. I don't know if it is a prerequisite ...