Island Of Capri

Ciao!

Today we visited the Island of Capri!  It was absolutely beautiful!  To start the day, we had a wonderful breakfast at our hotel.  Let me explain this hotel to you.  It is not your normal hotel.  It is called the Villa Orliana and it only has seven rooms.  It is owned by a lady named Maria and she, each morning, makes a homemade breakfast.  This morning she made quiche, apple cake, and chocolate cake.  Also, there were fresh tomatoes and mozzarella cheese, homemade bread and fruit on the buffet.  Every single person at this villa is so friendly, especially the one guy receptionist named Emilio.

 After breakfast Maria drove us down to the port where we met Paula, our tour guide for the day.  We then got on the ferry to get to the island.  When we arrived on the island it was pure sunshine with at least 65 degree weather.  For our first stop of the day we took a bus to Anacapri.  In Anacapri, there was this chair lift that took you about 1,800 feet above sea level.  At the top of this mountain was a spectacular view!  I've never seen anything like it before.  The view of the villages of Anacapri and Capri with the Mediterranean Sea was just beautiful!

After coming down off the mountain, we walked into the historical district of Anacapri.  Here we saw two different churches.  The most interesting church was the church of St. Michele.  The floor of this church was done completely in ceramic tile.  The tiles made the scene of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden.

After visiting the historical district, we took the bus to the village of Capri.  Once there, we walked to the gardens.  From there we had some more spectacular views of the island!

After seeing the gardens, we got some gelato and looked in some of the shops.  We then boarded the ferry back to Sorrento where we got a cab back to our hotel.  Around 7:00pm we went for probably our best meal in Italy so far.

Tomorrow we will visit the Amalfi Coast and surrounding areas!  I love this part of Italy!!!  Good Night!