Capri

Achingly beautiful scenery. Very popular with other visitors, so there is a bit of a long wait to get onto the funicular.

I met a pretty stewerdess in Munich on the way to Naples. I asked where I should go. One of the places she recommended was Capri. She assured me I would love Naples and the area as the weather “is always perfect”.

I ended up going with tow girls from Romania. After hiking around the west side of the island all day we went to the East side. It grew quickly crowded and then started pouring rain.

It poured for hours. There were dozens of people huddled in the Funicular tunnel trying to stay dry. All the shop owners rolled up the awnings an left.

I went into a little cafe/bar/paesceria with a couple Germans and drank beer and stayed, erm, dry.

Hours later I went ot the Funicular and found the Romanians. noone knew where to get our ferryback so I played the hero and waded through the knee deep water running down off the mountainous island to check with the ferry tickets booths.

Of course our ferry (the passenger only ferry) was cancelled due to rough weather. We ended up exchanging tickets for a ride on another (auto) ferry and made it back to the hotel….

Definitely as memorable, if not more so that the Blue Grotto.

Being in love with the most perfect guy in this world and feeling loved of all the years we have been together, going to Capri is worth sharing the experience with.It has been a beautiful life and so I got to be there with him enjoying our best moments at the most scenic place.

Capri, I will definitely see you one of these years…

We arrived in Capri after a brief ferry ride from Sorrento. It was beautiful. The water, the boats, the little store fronts in the face of the cliff, I couldn’t decide what made it so lovely. We walked up the dock, checked the time for the return ferry, and strolled down the waterfront. Then, we reached the end? Those were cute little stores, but where was Capri?

We saw a sign, Centrale Capri. It was printed simply on a white arrow pointing up. It wasn’t pointing up like to heaven, but it sure wasn’t pointing to the side like a one way sign here at home. It was definitely on an angle, un upwards angle. Conveniently that sign was located at the bottom of a flight of stairs. So, we took the stairs to Central Capri.

I have told this story many times, and each time I tell it I wonder, “Was it really 45 minutes?” and the answer is still yes, it really took 45 minutes to climb those stairs to Centrale Capri! We started on that first flight by the waterfront and just continued to climb and climb. Sometimes we would cross a road, sometimes we would just be walking up a ramp, and sometimes it was just good old fashioned stairs. But I was seven months pregnant! (When was the last time you did 45 minutes on the stair master in your seventh month of pregnancy?)

After a while my husband started making up things he wanted a picture of. “No, babe, wait. I want a picture of this guys front door. Oh, look at this view. I need a picture of this view.” Somehow, I guess the view was a little different because of the higher elevation? He was trying to give me a break, but I was worried if I stopped I might never start up again!

We reached the top. After shedding layers of clothes, breathing through false contractions, and taking about 100 photos, we made it to the top; just in time for me to pay to use the potty.(The topic of a completely different essay!)

Centrale Capri was worth the climb. It was gorgeous- better than a picture, a movie, a post card. It was lovely. I can still see it today. The blue water, the sharp rising cliffs, the homes jutting out the side, the yellow awnings over store fronts. The shops were great, the food was great. And I am sure the beach was great, but we didn’t go down the backside of Capri for fear of coming back up!

I would go back to Capri again and again; though I might take a taxi to the top!

It’s just bounty.

Splendid scenery, beautiful crystal clear water, exotic beaches and restaurants. Just a way for an unforgettable experience

Definetely do the blue grotto and go up to Anacapri. Oh and have a Margherita pizza too.

This is the most beautiful place in the world!

When I was in Capri my friends and I rented a small boat to travel around the island. When we got to the Blue Grotta, the tides were too high so there were no rowboats taking people in for tours… Instead, we got to swim inside. It was amazing! On the way back to the marina our boat broke down, or so we thought…but luckily some Sicilian men offered to tow us…we got in their boat, had a few beers and some good conversation. It turned out our boat wasn’t even broken, just a switch was turned off…but the trip back was worth the worrying :)

one of the most beautiful places i have ever been to. i highly recommend!