the isle of capri...we loved it!

well, we arrived at nearly 8:30 pm, but we were determined to make the most of our one and only, following day...and we did. we packed so much in, started early, with a great breakfast at the Hotel La Tosca, and finished around 5:20 with a 25 minute ride to Sorrento, where we connected to Pompei.

our room at La Tosca

Antonio, serving our breakfast in the morning!

yum!

Roberto, our angel in disguise. the night before we needed help getting to the hotel, and he just walked up to the stand matt was asking for help at, and volunteered to take us. he is the night guard there and was going to work right then. he was so cute. still there when we got up for breakfast in the am.


me at pretty Augusto Gardins...


Via Krupp






Marina Piccolo




what can i say?



getting ready for the Blue Grotto

what it's like going in...

inside Blue Grotto! so fun going in...glad we did it...



Green Grotto

Natural Arch...we went through on our boat!

mini local busses...they drive like maniacs... i guess they've got it down. roads are very narrow. can't believe all the times i thought we were going to scratch up against another automobile! but we never did.

Matty on the chair lift up to pretty Mt. Solerno.

view down. crystal clear!




gigantic "lemons" really they are a different kind of citrus fruit. i wanted to bring one home to my lemon lover, Uncle Bruce, but don't think i could get them past customs.

our hotel Forum...

where we chilled tonight...!

Vatican, Rome Day 3...

The Vatican City was a sight to see...we only had to wait in line about an hour... saw the Sistine Chapel, the church and plaza, mailed some post cards, ate an expensive lunch, and rushed off for a train ride to Naples, which we had no idea was about to be quite a nightmare upon our arrival. it is just so difficult sometimes, figuring out details with a language barrier in the mix. about a half dozen different directions and instructions, followed by me being flung onto the laps of 6 people on a bus, ended in tears, of mine, as i was completely overwhelmed, in a nasty city, not ready to run a 1/2 mile in flip flops to attempt to catch the ferry out to the isle of capri for the night.
as it turned out, we caught one, just not the fastest one, but it forced us to slow down, and enjoy the ride and the pretty sunset.
then once we got to the island sweet, Roberto came to our rescue and led us to Hotel La Tosca on the back side of the island! it was great! Capri was so cool!

Kiwi B&B

Vatican Museum line...


so ornate...


liked these floors...

Sistine Chapel (snuck this photo)

view from the dome inside the church

view of the Vatican Gardens...

St. Peter's Plaza

over 500 stairs to climb. very hot.

love the spiral staircases!





mailing my Vatican Post. said it is so effecient, mails in a day to the USA?!!!



hungry? why wait, pay 4 euros for a coke. we never did, but we did pay nearly 3 for this one.

yikes, hated that we were adding to this pollution! :(