Italia - Capri Day 2 & 3
7/15/2009 02:19:00 am
2nd July:
We left Hostel of the Sun to Sorrento. We did quite well seeing that we didn't have a GPS with us and that we were following the directions on the road. Was about lunchtim so we decided to have lunch at Sorrento since it's much cheaper before we took the Ferry for Capri.
Mmm, more pizza. This time in a square shape. Apparently the one on the left was a popular one. With rocket or basil leaves.
After lunch, we walked around the city for a bit before we head to the port where we took the ferry. When we arrived, our hotel manager was ready to pick us up. We stayed in a lovely cottage on the Anacapri side managed by a retired couple.
The van that picked us up
Capri from afar
Front of the cottage
We headed off to check out the blue grotto, where it was a cave in which the bottom of the sea was lit in light blue. Was amazing to dip since the weather was super hot but D came out with 3 slices on his foot! Poor thing.
Outside the cave
How it actually look like if you had a camera
Video clip, not sure whether you can hear me hehe
Walking back
What people drive around in these narrow roads
Sunset, heading out to dinner
Dinner by the balcony,watching the sun set
Anacapri at night
3rd July:
We woke up the next morning to a wonderful breakfast in the garden with fresh home made juice, coffee brewed, hot water for tea, home made cupcakes and bread. T'was simple but wonderful and we had it under the trees...
Yummy
Da group
Off we went sunbathing! Capri is really expensive. We had to pay 18 Euros just to sun bathe at a spot and have a hot shower. Good thing there was free shampoo, hair drying facilities and soap too so we made the most of all the services. It was abit overcast when we arrived but hey, we're on holiday!
Marina Piccolo, located on the other side of Capri, much quieter and less busy
We left Hostel of the Sun to Sorrento. We did quite well seeing that we didn't have a GPS with us and that we were following the directions on the road. Was about lunchtim so we decided to have lunch at Sorrento since it's much cheaper before we took the Ferry for Capri.
Mmm, more pizza. This time in a square shape. Apparently the one on the left was a popular one. With rocket or basil leaves.
After lunch, we walked around the city for a bit before we head to the port where we took the ferry. When we arrived, our hotel manager was ready to pick us up. We stayed in a lovely cottage on the Anacapri side managed by a retired couple.
The van that picked us up
Capri from afar
Front of the cottage
We headed off to check out the blue grotto, where it was a cave in which the bottom of the sea was lit in light blue. Was amazing to dip since the weather was super hot but D came out with 3 slices on his foot! Poor thing.
Outside the cave
How it actually look like if you had a camera
Italy, Capri - Outside the Blue Grotto from Gjin Ow on Vimeo.
Video clip, not sure whether you can hear me hehe
Walking back
What people drive around in these narrow roads
Sunset, heading out to dinner
Dinner by the balcony,watching the sun set
Anacapri at night
We came back to the motel and got a shock of our lives when we turned on the lights...something creepy suddenly crawled into our sheets so fast that we couldn't figure out what it was!! Turned out it was a Cave Centipede, and that it spends its whole life in the dark, hence the swift move to under the sheets. Dave freaked out and he was frantically searching for it and to get rid of it as soon as he sees it. All done but boy,it was one funny sight!
3rd July:
We woke up the next morning to a wonderful breakfast in the garden with fresh home made juice, coffee brewed, hot water for tea, home made cupcakes and bread. T'was simple but wonderful and we had it under the trees...
Yummy
Da group
We then headed out to the top of the hill, where we actually took the chairlift up! Check out the video clip on going up
Italy, Anacapri - Chair Lift to top of Anacapri from Gjin Ow on Vimeo.
Was abit overcast, so we couldn't see much but we explored the area abit and sat down for a rest before we head back down. As we got down, the clouds started to clear
Camouflage lizards, they are everywhere
View from the top
Coming down
Camouflage lizards, they are everywhere
View from the top
Coming down
Headed to the Capri side after for lunch
Main public transport on the island
Cool taxis with open air roof
Main public transport on the island
Cool taxis with open air roof
We took the cable car up to the church centre where we saw more spectacular views of Capri
Lemoncello...they are everywhere!
My lunch, swordfish (very dense meat) Mmmmmm. Check out the lemon piece next to it!
Lemoncello...they are everywhere!
My lunch, swordfish (very dense meat) Mmmmmm. Check out the lemon piece next to it!
Oh we bumped into an English couple and they gave us a few pointers on where to eat. We pretty much have to look out for any restaurants with the word 'trattoria' on them as that indicates that it is a family owned restaurant. So prices are more reasonable too.
Off we went sunbathing! Capri is really expensive. We had to pay 18 Euros just to sun bathe at a spot and have a hot shower. Good thing there was free shampoo, hair drying facilities and soap too so we made the most of all the services. It was abit overcast when we arrived but hey, we're on holiday!
Marina Piccolo, located on the other side of Capri, much quieter and less busy
After sunbathing, we headed back to the city and killed time while waiting for dinner to come.
Sun set by the balcony again
Vegetables here are huge!
We then head to another recommended place for dinner but the trip took about half an hour from the main city area. Quite nice restaurant by the cliff, but can't remember what I ate, it was quite dark. Onwards to Sorrento.
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Sun set by the balcony again
Vegetables here are huge!
Click on the link for 2nd day album and 3rd day album
