Visited Isola Capri today -
One gets to and from Iosa Capri (pronounced Khap-ree) by boat. We took a tour around the island in a 30 ft. boat and eventually came to the Grotta Azzurra. The famous Bue Grotto. One then waits in line while men in row boats come out to meet your boat, you climb from your 30 ft boat into row boat. We waited 45 minutes untill our boat had it's turn. After climbing into the row boat, you are taken over to another boat which is the ticket office! Your oar man takes your money and pays your admission. Then you go into a little hole in the rock wall - duck your head and are rowed around in a circle for about 5 mintes - your are in the pitch dark - snapping photos as quickly as you can of the blue water.. Then before you know it, you are ducking your head and out in the open again. Amazing. It was pretty - but the experience of doing it and knowing they are making all this money from tourists to see this is even more amazing. One pays 14 euro for the boat ride there, then pays another 11 euro to go into the grotto and then the oarmen beg tips. They are very helpful getting you into and out of boat - so small tip is not too bad.
We had lunch at a side walk cafe, I had pizza Margherita and Jim had proscuitto and cheese. The fresh mozzarella on his sandwich must have been 3/4 in thick. Wine and Italian birra. And then soon, after a bit of strolling past designer shops and our boat ride back to Sorrento.
We were so impressed with the food and prices at last night's ristoranti that we returned again. Jim did the pasta puttanesca again and I had the Carbonara (bacon, egg, cream). Tonight we did the fish special, it was a Mediterranean tuna type fish - tasted much like what we know as tuna. It was very moist and swimming in the cherry tomato sauce. I had a Sambucca, Jim had a Strega and we both had espresso. Then we went strolling for our last night in Sorrento.
One gets to and from Iosa Capri (pronounced Khap-ree) by boat. We took a tour around the island in a 30 ft. boat and eventually came to the Grotta Azzurra. The famous Bue Grotto. One then waits in line while men in row boats come out to meet your boat, you climb from your 30 ft boat into row boat. We waited 45 minutes untill our boat had it's turn. After climbing into the row boat, you are taken over to another boat which is the ticket office! Your oar man takes your money and pays your admission. Then you go into a little hole in the rock wall - duck your head and are rowed around in a circle for about 5 mintes - your are in the pitch dark - snapping photos as quickly as you can of the blue water.. Then before you know it, you are ducking your head and out in the open again. Amazing. It was pretty - but the experience of doing it and knowing they are making all this money from tourists to see this is even more amazing. One pays 14 euro for the boat ride there, then pays another 11 euro to go into the grotto and then the oarmen beg tips. They are very helpful getting you into and out of boat - so small tip is not too bad.
We had lunch at a side walk cafe, I had pizza Margherita and Jim had proscuitto and cheese. The fresh mozzarella on his sandwich must have been 3/4 in thick. Wine and Italian birra. And then soon, after a bit of strolling past designer shops and our boat ride back to Sorrento.
We were so impressed with the food and prices at last night's ristoranti that we returned again. Jim did the pasta puttanesca again and I had the Carbonara (bacon, egg, cream). Tonight we did the fish special, it was a Mediterranean tuna type fish - tasted much like what we know as tuna. It was very moist and swimming in the cherry tomato sauce. I had a Sambucca, Jim had a Strega and we both had espresso. Then we went strolling for our last night in Sorrento.
The B&B might surprise you. In any event it's a blast following your travels. Sabine and I pulled out all the Rick Steves DVDs on Italy and have re-watched them imagining you two in the settings (especially the restaurants). Continue to enjoy la dolce vida! Ciao, T&S
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ReplyDeletesounds fantastic.....cant wait to see more pix
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