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Prologue: Tribute to the SWC South Africa 2010!D-Day: A beginning Eastfield to Istandbul: Grumpyness at 30000ft Turkish shuttle Istanbul by day Istanbul by night Long walk to freedom Lisbon walking tour Discovering Lisbon Exploring Sintra Fado’s night out The rain in Spain falls mainly on my brain A day in medieval Toledo Madrid on a Sunday Flamenco por una buena causa To Barcelona Barcelona! Barcelona!Gaudi in the morning Olympic in the afternoon Chilling in Barcelona La Rambla To Nice A Nice night Relax, take it Eze Monaco in an afternoon Chilling in Nice To Venice Our first day in Venice The attempt at Venice night photos The second day in Venice The last night in Venice The Farewell Frenzy in Firenze Exploring Florence Conquering the Dome Conquering the Torra Lucca, I am your father Picnic in Pisa A day in Pisa When in Rome…Ancient scorching Rome Welcome to Naples (and its crazy traffic)A day in Capri Ancient scorching Pompeii To Santa Fortunata Chilling in Sorrento Back to Rome Aida and the catacombs The Vatican in a flash The End

jnroux

Western Europe 2010

A day in Capri

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Jul 13 2010, 09:00 AM

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jnroux
Somerset West, South Africa

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Capri, Italy

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This morning we got up very early (in comparison with the rest of our tour) and we were in the streets walking to the harbour at about 6:00. There were basically nobody in the city… we could even cross a street! We were on a mission to catch the 7:35 slow ferry to Capri, but again the Italians directions/signs/information were useless. We ran around the harbour like “afkop hoenders” for about 10 minutes and as I was on the brink of giving up I turned down a random street and saw the ticket office. We were a bit concerned that the weather was not on our side (there were a couple of clouds), but the guy who sold us the tickets ensured us that it would not rain. We boarded the ferry without any further trouble and slept for the biggest part of the 80 minute trip. However, for the last 10 minutes of the trip we walked up unto the deck and were astounded by the beauty of Capri’s west coast (high vertical cliffs). After arriving at Capri’s Marina Grande, we bought tickets for a boat trip around the island and boarded at 10:00 after browsing through the shops of the Marina for 30 minutes or so. During the boat trip you get to see the following: Scugnizzo (Boy Sculpture), Salto di Tiberio (Tiberio’s cave), Grotta del Corallo (the coral cave), Grotta Bianca (the white cave), Arco Natura (the natural arc), Villa Malaparte, Faraglioni (we actually sailed thought the famous arc), Marina Piccola (the South coast bay), Grotta Verde (the green cave), Faro Punta Carena (Anacapri’s light house) and finally Grotta Azzurra (the blue caves)! The trip was about 2 hours and worth every Euro. We also payed extra to get into the blue caves… yes, we were actually inside and it was awesome (the photos serve as proof)! After the trip we had lunch and a swim on the beach next to the Grand Marina. We decided to explore Capri further and took the Funicular to the centre of the city. From here we walked to the Monastery of Santa Giacomo (and its gardens) and Giardini di Augusto from where we had a very nice view of the Faraglioni “islands.” We then took a bus to Anacapri… and by bus I mean the type with a crazy Italian driver thinking the narrow road he is driving on is the Monte Carlo race-coarse. In the centre of Anacapri we boarded a ski-lift (I think) that takes you all the way up to Monte Solaro; the highest point in Capri at 589 metres. I really enjoyed the ride, but Riana found it a bit shaky and so did a number of other passengers (with faces of fear) passing me who got more than they expected. From Monte Solaro you get wonderful views of the whole island. We chill out at the top, took a few photos and then took the ski-lift back down. In Anacapri we walked to Santa Micaele and Santa Sofia and bought another two double-chocolate-and-caramel Magnum ice-creams. The busses back to the Grand Marina were full (and did not stop in Anacapri) so we took the bus back to Capri and then walked down to the Grand Marina (10 minutes if you really push yourself). We then bought a fast ferry (there are no more slow and cheap ferries this time of day) ticket at 17:02 and at 17:10 we were on the ferry when it left! Forty-five minutes later we where back in Naples. What an awesome day, I am a lot poorer Euro-wise, but so much richer otherwise…

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