Capri 19.07

19.07 Il mio compleanno 😊 Molo Beverello sadam, piletijärjekord ja umbes tunnine laevasõit Caprile. Jõudsime kohale kell 10, inimesi järjest kogunes. Ostsime funikulööri piletid, seisime väikeses järjekorras ja sõitsime üles La Piazettale, Capri keskusesse. 

Meie check-in Regina Christina hotellis oli küll alles kell 15 aga kuna nad pakuvad pagasihoidu, siis saime oma koti mugavalt sinna jätta. Ei saa mainimata jätta, et öö hind Capril oli peaaegu pool sellest, mis terve nädal Napolis. Hotell asub väga mugavalt paari minuti kaugusel keskväljakult. 

Lõunasöögiks võtsime kumbki tüki pannipitsat Buonocore Gelateriast. Väga huvitav maksekorraldus. Esitad ruumi ühes otsas tellimuse, saad kviitungi, millega liigud kassase, maksad, saad kviitungi, lähed tagasi esialgse leti juurde ja saad kauba. Minu jaoks mõttetult tüütu. See selleks. Magustoiduks proovisin mingeid sidruni ja pistaatsia palle. Nime kahjuks ei mäleta. Ma ei saa aru, miks peetakse vajalikuks sidruni maitse suhkruga ära tasakaalustada. Kui ma juba soovin sidrunit, siis ma soovin haput. 

Blue Grotto järjekord

Funikulööriga tagasi Marina Grandesse. Ostsime piletid paadireisile ümber saare. Esimesest paadist jäime maha, seega kaustasime aega praktiliselt, ostsime valmis bussipiletid järgmiseks päevaks ning leidsime üles ranna. Funikulööri järjekord oli kasvanud pikaks pikaks. Seekord olime valmis ja nautisime sooja, soolast vett 😍 

I faraglioni

Tunnike möödus märkamatult. Suundusime tagasi sadamasse ning asusime paadile. Meile sattus järjekordselt väga tore giid, kes rääkis piisavalt saare kohta. 

Elevant

Nägime ära Blue Grotto sissepääsu, sees ei käinud. Giid kohe ütles, et järjekorrad on peaaegu kahe tunnised, koopasse lubatakse kuni viieks minutiks, kui hästi läheb. Hinna sees on üks foto. Samas kaunis sinine vesi ümbritseb meid mujalgi. 

Saime piisavalt aega pildistada i faraglioni kaljusid (ning sealt alt läbi sõita), vaatlesime hooneid ja tutvusime kohalike kinnisvara hindadega. Nägime elevanti (Arco Naturale) ja Grotta Biancat ning seal asetsevaid stalaktiite ning Maarja kujulist stalagmiiti. Ning helesine vesi. 

Vaade toast

No ja tagasi randa 💗 Vesi oli soolane. Puhas. Soe. Kui rannast lahkusime oli juba piisavalt hilja, et suurem turistide mass oli päevaks saarelt lahkunud. Järjekordne funikulöörisõit ja saime teha ära check-in`i. Tuba oli väga ilus. Kolmas korrus ja vaade merele. Hotelli jõudes möödusime lõunasöögi kohast Buonocore Gelateria kuhu oli tekkinud meetrite pikkune järjekord. Etteruttavalt, seal oli arvestatav järjekord ka õhtul, kui õhtusöögi järgselt päikeseloojangut vaatama liikusin.

I faraglioni

Capri saar on u 10 ruutkilomeetrine. See on kaljune ja kaunis. Saare ajalugu ulatub juba rooma aega, mil ta oligi suvituskeskus. Iga-aastaselt külastab saart ca 2.3 miljonit turisti. Inimrohkust oli kõikjal tunda.

Giardini di Augusto

Õhtusöögini oli veel aega, seega istusime Giardini di Augusto aias ning lihtsalt nautisime võrratuid vaateid. Sealt paistab Via Krupp siksakiline tänav, mis on kahjuks juba aastakümneid suletud; Marina Piccola, i faraglioni. 

Õhtusöök Pizzeria Lo Sfizio`s. Mereannipasta. Läägelt magus sidrunimagustoit. Ja tasuta tervitusjoogina limoncello. Olin tahtnud seda proovida alates esimesest Itaalia reisist. Jook on ilus kollane ja sisaldab sidruneid. No koort aga ikkagi. Baasiks enamasti grappa või viin. Mis jäi aga saamata, on igasugune sidruni maitse. 

 

Õhtul jälgisin La Piazettal päikeseloojangut. Un compleanno da ricordare.

19th July. Il mio compleanno 😊 Port Molo Beverello, waiting in the ticket line and an hour or so later we reached Capri. We arrived at 10am. We got the tickets to the funicolare, there was a tiny line and we were up to La Piazetta.

Our check-in in Regina Christina was at 3pm but they so nicely offer a luggage hold so I got to leave my bag there. I just have to mention a night there cost about half of the price I paid in Napoli for eight days. Just saying. The hotel has a great location, just a couple minutes from La Piazetta.

We both had a slice of thick pizza for lunch from Buonocore Gelateria. Quite interesting way of paying. You place an order at one side of the room, you get a receipt that you show to the cashier who gives you a receipt that you show to the person who you ordered from and you get your purchase. For dessert I tried a lemon and a pistachio ball. Unfortunately I cannot recall their names. I just don`t understand why people try to balance the sourness with sweetness. If I order lemon flavour anything, I wish it to be sour and lemony.  

We took a funicolare back to Marina Grande. We bought the tickets to a boat trip around the island. As we missed the first boat we made most of our waiting time. We bought the bus tickets for the next day and headed to the beach.  We noticed the funicolare line had grown loooong. This time we were ready and got to enjoy the warm and salty water  😍 

I faraglioni

The hour passed in a blink of an eye. 

Grotta Bianca

We headed back to the marina and got our places on the boat. Again, we had a wonderful guide. We got to see the entrance to the Blue Grotto, but we didn`t go inside. Our guide told us the line to get inside is about two hours. The grotto is tiny. You get five minutes inside, if you are lucky. And only one photo is incuded in the price. Besides we were surrounded by the blue water.

A street in Capri

We got enough time to photograph i faraglioni, watched the buildings and were told about local real estate prices. We saw the elephant (Arco Naturale) and Grotta Bianca with its stalactites and the stalagmite in the shape of Virgin Mary. And the shiny bright blue water. 

And then back to the beach 💗 The water was salty. Clean. Warm. When we left it was late enough so the majority of daily tourists had left. Another ride with the funicolare and it was time for our check-in. Our room was so lovely. Fourth floor with a sea view. When walking to our hotel, we passed Buonocore Gelateria that now had a considerable line of customers. There was also a considerable line when I walked back to La Piazetta after our dinner.

Via krupp

Capri has about 10 squre kilometres. It is rocky and picturesque. The island has a long history dating back to the Roman times when it was already used as a resort. Every year about 2.3 million tourists visit the island.

We still had a bit of time before dinner so we sat in the garden of Giardini di Augusto that offers magnificent views of the surrounding beauty. Via Krupp that is unfortunately unaccessible, Marina Piccola, i faraglioni. 

 

 We had dinner at Pizzeria Lo Sfizio. Seafood pasta and a sickly sweet lemon dessert. And a complimentary glass of limoncello. I had wanted to try that since my last trip in Italy. The drink is a lovely shade of yellow and it supposedly consists lemons (of some sorts). Based on grappa or vodka. Yuk. I didn`t even get a hint of lemon.

After dinner I enjoyed the sun setting from La Piazetta . Un compleanno da ricordare.