Dual Travelers : September 2019

Wednesday, September 25, 2019

Capri to Rome Day 10

We departed Carpri using the Funicolare then the JETFOIL.

Some pictures of the electric vehicles in Capri

After getting off the boat we realized we had to go up to reach Sorrento and were very relieved that we had busses to get up to the town.

Our first stop was a woodworking shop. So many beautiful inlaid wood pieces and the demonstration was given by one of the wives of a master woodworker.

Winding up the hillside!

Town of Sorrento

Sorrento (/səˈrɛntoʊ/, Italian: [sorˈrɛnto]; Neapolitan: Surriento [surˈrjendə]) is a town overlooking the Bay of Naples in Southern Italy. A popular tourist destination due to its variety of small antique shops^[3] and location on the Amalfi Coast, it can be reached easily from Naples and Pompeii as it is at the south-eastern end of the Circumvesuviana rail line. The town is most known for its small shops selling ceramics, lacework and marquetry(woodwork).^[4]

After the woodworking demonstration and a little shopping we found a lovely cafe to have a cappuccino and fruit crepe!

Then we headed to our bus for a “short walk”...well short walks here in Rome can be 20 to 30 or more! 😆

We reached the bus and headed towards Rome! We drove along the Amalfi coast line. We were not able to stop but we were close!

The Amalfi Coast (Italian: Costiera Amalfitana) is a stretch of coastline on the northern coast of the Salerno Gulf on the Tyrrhenian Sea, located in the Province of Salerno of southern Italy.

Here is a picture of the umbrella trees in Rome ~

We had our farewell group dinner at a local restaurant in Rome with some opera entertainment

They celebrated on of our guys in the groups birthday

After dinner some of us hailed cabs to head to the Trevi Fountain so we could toss the coins!

Italy was beautiful and we all have our favorite places we visited but I think we all enjoyed Capri and their laid back and relaxed way of living! 😎

Day 11 ~

All packed up this morning and ready to head to the airport for our journey home to our family and friends and fur babies! ✈️ 🏡 🐈 🐕 🐶 🐱

arrivederci italia

Tuesday, September 24, 2019

Capri Day 9

We were able to sleep in a little this morning because breakfast wasn’t until 7:20 am and we didn’t depart on our tour until 8:20.

We met Luigi our local guide outside our hotel and walked a short distance to catch the Open-taxi ride (which were convertible cars) to Anacapri. However it had been calling for rain so the tops were up!

We drove up the mountain side to Anacapri which means above Capri! We walked to the Villa San Michele!

The Villa San Michele was built around the turn of the 19th century on the Isle of Capri, Italy, by the Swedish physician and author Axel Munthe.

The chapel at Villa San Michele

After the tour of the home and grounds we did a little shopping then we stopped for cappuccinos and water before the next part of our adventure.

After the rest we headed to busses 🚌 made for Capri to come back down the mountain.

One thing to note is that most of Capri is pedestrian only and very narrow streets. So they use a lot of specialized motor vehicles for transport up and down the mountain on very narrow streets. Sometimes you just shut your eyes! In the city center they use electric powered vehicles.

When we reached the bottom were were at the port of Capri where we boarded a boat for a tour around the island.

Luigi saying Ciao to all the visitors!

Lover’s Arch - tradition is to kiss as you pass through the arch

Hard to get that selfie!!😆

The Blue Groto

When the tour was over we headed to a recommended local restaurant by the water for lunch.

Grace and I had an Affogato - An affogato (Italian for "drowned") is an Italian coffee-based dessert. It usually takes the form of a scoop of vanilla gelato or ice cream topped or "drowned" with a shot of hot espresso.

Hazelnut affogato