Capri

The one thing you must do if you ever come to Naples is try the pizza (this is its birthplace after all). Both Da Michele or Trianon across the street have the best pizza you will ever eat... bar none. We need these guys back in the states.

I took another daytrip today... this time to the an island off the coast called Capri, famous for The Blue Grotto. It actually rivals Pisa in all-time rip offs, though. The entire island is overpriced because of all the tourism, but the Grotto requires one ferry to get me out there and a second tiny rowboat to get me inside the cave. The latter actually had the audacity to ask for a tip after the ten dollars(8.50 euro) he already forced out of my hand... yeah right pal. Once inside the Grotto, though, I forgot about all that because the blue glow coming up from the water is awe inspiring. Unfortunately, there were far too many rowboats in the cave to really get a good picture or unobstructed view of it. Still, there was just something about the place.

The rest of my time there was spent lying on the stone beach next to the port and docks. I met a few girls from the US who also took a day trip to the island but were unable to go out to the Grotto because the water got too rough. I don't remember their names, but we hung out on the beach for a little while and then went our separate ways. Finding that the rest of Capri is a huge tourist trap, I hopped on the ferry back to Naples. Our hostel has a selection of DVDs; so I spent the night watching some movies (with the break to go have some amazing pizza) with some other people in the place.