Cemetary in Anacapri

Long staircase up the hill to our hotel.

Most Beautiful Woman in All of Italy

Monday...and Tuesday.

I'm combining Monday and Tuesday together because Ally will not stop telling me how disappointed that we are not keeping up with this blog. When she says "we" she actually means ME, since she hasn't entered anything yet. So, I'll make an effort to get through Monday and Tuesday all in one fell swoop.

Monday was Ally's 40th birthday and the entire reason we ended up in Capri to begin with. Capri has 2 towns, Capri and Anacapri. We stayed in Anacapri which was a wise choice because it is much, much less crowded and much more serene. The actual town of Capri (which is the famous city) is a major league tourist trap, it's the type of place we set out to avoid on this trip. My awesome skills at booking rooms and my undeniable insight into how to always exceed Ally's expectations landed us at a magical place in Anacapri (ok that might be stretching the truth a little bit). We enjoyed Lucca so much that I was scared that if it wasn't wonderful here that it would be a let down, especially on Ally's birthday. If we stayed in Capri it would have been a waste, staying in Anacapri was beautiful as you'll see by the photos. We both said it has to be the most beautiful place in the world.

We rented a cat in Anacapri. This is Honky, followed us everywhere and protected us from mice and other cats. She thought we loved her and would take her home, but we tossed her off the balcony before bed last night.

View of Capri from hillside mansion

Anacapri and Med. Sea from Chairlift Ride.

So...Monday, we awoke at noon which is so uttlery ridiculous especially here where it seems everybody gets up at 4am and goes to bed at 7PM, nonetheless we dragged our selves out at noon or so, and simply walked the town browsing the markets and shops. It was 10 times more touristy than Lucca, but it still wasn't too bad. I think in peak season it would have been bad, but it's off season now so it's OK.

We went off the beaten path and walked down to the Mediterranean Sea along the cliffsides which is where the photos of the rocks and water were taken. It was supremely beautiful. Scattered along the cliffs are houses that had the best views I could imagine anywhere.

Ally is stealing everything she can fit in her bags. I hope Nick reads this, he thinks I steal things...I get blamed for everything.

The biggest problem we have here in Anacapri is the closure of the restaurants at 5PM and then they reopen at 7PM, but only stay open till 9:30. When we wake up at noon, we eat lunch at 4 and then get hungry at about 9:31 and everything is closed. It is very difficult, on Tuesday night our dinner was grapes and 3 bottles of wine because everything was closed.


I am uploading a video of our ride up the chairlift of Monte Solaro, which is the mountain in the middle of the island. The views from up there are amazing. We have photo's to prove it which we may or may not upload. That's about it I guess, nothing real interesting or thought provoking, we had a wonderful 2.5 days here in Anacapri, however it paled in comparison to our experience in Lucca. Then again, Lucca might have been made for us, so it'll always be hard to top.

Next (today..Wednesday) we are onto Sorrento which is a small city on the mainland of italy only about 20 miles from here. From there we will venture to Pompeii which should be very interesting. Again, we will try to post more frequently...we'll see.