Blogs from Capri, Campania, Italy, Europe - page 5

Everyone raves about the island of Capri, on the coast line near Naples, like its the most blessed place on earth. I thought, ok, must be cool. So we checked it out on a sunny morning via ferry from Amalfi. Scenically, yes, its lovely. But then again, its nothing more spectacular than the coastline of the mainland. The big difference is, of course, that its an island, and islands draw a number of people including: tourists looking for day trip places that will sound exotic on postcards they send home to relatives sitting behind office desks; rich people who need outlets to spend exhorbitant amounts of dirty money and a preferably small place where they can find like-funded brand wearers; and famous people who, well, I don't know any famous people. Capri is their place. Its ... read more

So Last night I left Florence with Maxann to go on a bus2alps trip to Capri, Sorrento, and Pompeii. The bus ride was about six hours but it was broken up pretty well since we watched the movie, Love Actually, and made two rest stops as well as a quick stop in Rome to get some other students who were also going on our trip. When we finally made it to our hostel in Sorrento, I was so tired, I passed right out. In the morning, I got up, took note of how nice the hostel actually was, and got some breakfast downstairs. It was pretty lucky that I was able to get this amazing deal for the trip. Granted food and tours were not included in the price, but the cost of getting to and ... read more

Well, we returned from a rather interesting trip to Capri. To be honest, we weren't really looking forward to another group trip but it was going to be Capri....how bad could it be. To start off, we boarded a boat for the 30 minute ride to the island. The water was very very rough. There were many people on board who were throwing up and anyone who knows me, knows that I don't do well on boats and this was no exception. I was actually feeling okay for the ride until we got to Capri and I had to stand up. I turned completely white and began sweating like nuts. I held it together though and didn't puke. But oh my god I was close. We get to the island - which Ryan and I had ... read more

A guest entry by Neil: While James was lounging about in Positano for a couple more days, Amy and I took the short trip to the island of Capri where we were greeted by sharp cliffs, lush greenery, and light blue water. The island is composed of two villages. These would be Capri and Anacapri. Anacapri (where we stayed) is farther into the island, and although this sounds like a bad thing, it is MUCH less touristy. It was already evening when we were finally settled into our hotel, so Amy and I grabbed a picnic dinner and headed out to a spot that was recommended by our hotel manager . All in all, it was very fun. Our picnic experience consisted of a lighthouse, lots of cliffs, an endless ocean, a swim, sandwiches, wine in ... read more

I left Sorrento at 10 a.m. on Thursday and took a 30 min. ferry to the Island of Capri, as you'll see from the pictures the island is stunning. When I arrived at Capri's Marina Grande, my original plan was to immediately catch another boat to the Blue Grotto, but the Grotto was closed, so I took a 30 min. bus ride up through the town of Capri to Anacapri, which it the town that sits at the top of the Island. Anacapri is a very, very small town with mostly shops and restaurants. I wondered around for a bit and found a few neat places like the Casa di Rossa (the red house), and the Chapel of Villa San Michele. The Casa di Rossa was closed, but I was able to go into the chapel. ... read more