Cement Sand

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

This morning we got up, got our “continental” breakfast, headed down the mountain and got on a ferry to head toward Capri, a small island of theAmalfi Coast of Italy. The ferry on the way there was very rough and made us all feel sea sick. However, once we got there we were amazed at thebeauty of the island.

Although Capri is a small island with few towns, it is not feasible to walk from town to town because of the difference in elevation. There are 900 steps that connect the two towns on the island, Capri Town and Anacapri. Because we weren’t up to this challenge, we once again used another form of public transportation and took a cable car from the port to Capri Town. From this high on the island you can see the main land as well as Mt. Vesuvius and all the views are absolutely breathtaking. Pictures do not capture the amazing landscape. This time around we could actually see the crater on the top of the mountain even from miles away.

After snapping lots of pictures of the landscape, we took a bus up toAnacapri. We wondered around the town for a little bit, stopped in an internet café to catch up a little with all of you and then headed towards Faro, a public local (not topless thankfully) beach in Anacapri. The view from here was also gorgeous; it was almost like we were in a dream. At the beach, we were the objects of everyone’s attention; you would think we had horns coming out of our heads by the way everyone was staring. Really though, we don’t know if it’s because we are four beautiful American girls, because we are loud and obnoxious or if it’s because we dress like quadruplets every day (today was dress and cardigan day!). Either way, we definitely stand out and get lots of attention.

While we were at the beach we ate at the snack bar there. Overall, it was a good experience but note to self: hamburgers in Italy are NOT the same ashamburgers in America. Expecting beautiful sand between our toes, wepulled up and hard concrete “beaches” hit our heels. Many locals had no problem laying out regardless of the cement sand and diving into the cold water. We did quickly dip our toes into the bright aqua sea whileentertaining many locals with our giggles.

After leaving the beach, we took the bus back to Capri Town and shopped around a little there before catching the ferry back to Sorrento. The ride was much better this time and didn’t leave us feeling nearly as queasy. When we got back to Sorrento we walked up 150 stairs (Allayna counted) simply to get back to the main part of town. We stopped at a local fruit stand to pick up some locally grown fruit and vegetables to take with us on our journey tomorrow when we leave for Switzerland.