Monday, March 16, 2009

CAPRI - Mondensko Letovaliste u Italiji!

Capri is a beautiful island off the coast of Italy, near Sorrento and Naples. Extra-luxurious place (meaning, highly expensive).  It is very nice to visit but also very touristy and super pricey.  

I ventured out here by myself. It is easy to get here by ferry, some 20min from Sorrento or 45min from Naples.  Ferry tix are 9 euroes or 16 euros, depending on where you come from. 

Once you arrive to the island, you can easily climb up the hill to get to the center of Capri.  I recommend staying / being in shape while traveling (you can save $$ on buses or taxes if you enjoy hiking or walking everywhere!). Plus, you get to see a lot more on foot then while stuck inside public transportation :)  

Charming, narrow streets took me to the center of Capri.  It was interesting to see the home address numbers and plates the locals have on their home-doors.  Most of the gates had interesting sayings written on ceramic plates... something along the lines of:  Our home is your home, welcome and we hope you find peace and happiness with us! which I thought was very nice. 

I reached the center of Capri in 10min or so.... there was the main square Piazza Umberto and a clock tower with plenty of little pizzeria places.  More importantly, the views from the Piazza is breathtaking!! It's overlooking local homes, gardens, surrounding hills, and of course Mt. Vesuvio and the sea.  There are plenty of small white-top churches that remind me a little bit of Greece and Santorini :) 

It was a beautiful sunny day and I enjoyed a cup of capuchino and a mozzarella sandwich in the nearby place that was overlooking the sea... 

I spent a relaxing couple of hours on the island and then headed back to Naples to meet up with Larisa and Al again for dinner. 

On the way back to Naples, I met a couple from San Fran (small world!) and chatted about a few interesting things we experienced while in Naples - i.e., crazy car drivers!!!, hectic traffic rules, poverty issues, delicious food, and beautiful scenery. 

Not sure if I mentioned this before, but Larisa says that beautiful Italian people are in Rome! Naples only offers good food! :))  I agree.
 

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