Italy 2011 - Day 3

Okay we took the shuttle into Sorrento then booked it to the hydrofoil to get to Capri. We lucked out and found a seat but the ride was only about 20 minutes anyway. Big boat lots of people. It was like opening a can of sardines getting off the boat. Then you get dumped right into tourist craziness. So we took the funicular which is two cars one goes up the other comes down on a cable. So we went up to upper Capri, again very crazy but then we went down a road and it all changed. Calm nice walks thru tiny roads, great views of flower, grapevines, citrus trees in peoples yards. View of the water. Oh and we saw what must be the smallest garbage collector existing.



We walked quite a while not really knowing where we were going but we ended up on another side of the island where there is a natural arch with the turquoise looking water below it. Very cool. After that we went back and found a small restaurant off the beaten path and had a very quiet lunch. After lunch we decided to go check out some shops and wow the difference, you come out of one of the side streets and the calm is gone and the people are back. So different.

So after catching the hydro jet back to Sorrento we walked around a bit checking out the town. It was actually great unlike Naples the feeling was calm, clean and so friendly. I really like that town. We ate dinner at the hotel because we were pooped. I really need to get a pedometer I swear we walked 5 miles at least. Tomorrow is a lot of driving, we are heading down the Amalfi coast then gonna stop to checkout the volcano Mt Vesuvius. Time permitting we may hit another ruin called Herculeum. Then off to Rome. Should be a busy but fun day.