The Isle of Capri is a quick ferry ride across the sea from Sorrento and we heard so much about its blue grotto cave so we decided to spend Friday on the Isle of Capri. We took a high speed ferry over to the island only to find out that the small boats to the blue grotto were cancelled due to high winds/seas! We were so sad but decided to make the best of it and went for a swim on their rocky beach to cool off. It was a warm but overcast day and the sea was quite warm too.
We then decided to take the funiculur up the side of the mountain to the town of capri for some lunch and sightseeing.
It had lots of high-end shopping (prada and the like) but we were most interested in trying caprese pizza. We sat in a lovely restaurant overlooking the sea and the pizza was fantastic. In fact, Syd compared all other pizzas to it for the rest of the week! We then had caprese gelato, which was also excellent, so the meal alone made the trip worth it!
It had lots of high-end shopping (prada and the like) but we were most interested in trying caprese pizza. We sat in a lovely restaurant overlooking the sea and the pizza was fantastic. In fact, Syd compared all other pizzas to it for the rest of the week! We then had caprese gelato, which was also excellent, so the meal alone made the trip worth it!
Once off the ferry we ran to catch the shuttle back to the hotel and then went out to Sorrento that evening for dinner and dancing. We discovered that the Italians love to provide you with the best service possible and always aim to please. They say 'prego' all of the time, which basically means you are welcome. We loved the culture.
We found it really strange later in the evening that there were only 3 discos in the whole city of Sorrento, and one was called 'the American bar' and it was lame and touristy. We finally found a great disco at 'the English Inn', and it was an open air club at the back of this 'traditional English pub' and it was full of Italians so it felt more like an experience. There was a swimming pool in the middle of the club space where they run contests and such, but there wasn't any contests that evening. We enjoyed some beers and danced a bit before making the trek back up the mountain path to go to bed. I'm glad that I packed my mini flashlight in my purse because we definitely needed it at some parts of the dark path! Getting home at 2 am after a hot walk up the side of a dark hill is not the most pleasant feeling, but it was worth it to experience some Italian nightlife.
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