La Palma Capri
Via Vittorio Emanuele 39 Capri, Campania, 80073, Italy
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We try again
... in a beautiful deep blue colour. Looking toward the entrance you saw blue, looking away you saw black. There might be seven or eight boats in the cavern at one time. The boatmen would sing “Volare” or some such. Passengers would “ooh” and “aah”. Flashbulbs would fire. And then the ride was over. Our boatman made it clear that you were not getting off his vessel until you had forked over a €5 tip.
With the ...
Day Trip to Capri
... go a lot quicker and we actually managed to make the 10:35 ferry.
Took about 45 minutes to get there, most of which I slept. When we got there, we all agreed we wanted to see the Blue Grotto, and it was indeed highly recommended by my guidebook (Rick Steve's guide to Italy 2008, borrowed from one of my friends). In the book, it mentions how expensive it is, and taking a 30 euro boat ride around the island just to get there, and then paying more to take ...
The Best Things in Capri are Free!
... restaurants had marghrita pizza for €7. Yum yum yum. We also ended up talking with a lady who was having lunch with her three year old and her parents who were from Capri. Enjoying the wealth of local information.
Then we heard the sound of the Roman Muses calling us towards the water. Steve and I remembered how cold the water was the day before so we didn't bring our suits, but we could at least put our feet in. This time ...
How blue is this water?
... Then take a
ferry to the clifftop summer resort of Sorrento for the night. (Buffet
Breakfast / Dinner)
Minibuses will take us on a spectacular drive to Anacapri with its
magnificent views over the Mediterranean. Time for a spot of window
shopping before visiting the villa of the Swedish doctor, Axel Munthe,
with its cool white washed walls and charming antiques. This will ...
When in Italy...
... so much of it is preserved! Sadly the Villa of the Papyri was shut, but going to see a temple and the Roman baths was still amazing. My favourite thing was being able to go underground to see a partially excavated aqueduct and the tunnels they use to get around beneath the 24m of lava! More ruins the next day were of course in order!
On our 3rd ruin day in Naples i headed off to a little known site called Oplonits by myself. I think half ...



