Happy Fourth of July!!!

Happy Fourth of July!!!

Mark and I spent the 4^th of July in Capri and Anacapri. We had another wonderful buffet breakfast at our hotel as soon as it opened and then headed down to the marina. I do mean headed down....over 120 steps to get to the marina. Going down is not the hard part, it is going back up at the end of the day.

We found our tour guide and had to wait for the others to arrive. We ended up going over on a type of huge ferry boat for people and some autos. It is only about a 20 minute ride, but it was nice. It was so crowded. Once in Capri we took a bus up to Anacapri where we had about 3 hours to do our own thing. We went to the San Michelle Museum. It is the real place where a Swedish doctor (he was a personal doctor for queen Victoria). He followed her to Capri and lived there. He was also an author who wrote many books, one of his best known is The Story of San Michelle. I will be ordering the book from Amazon when I return home. I have attached some of the pictures from the garden at this museum (which used to be his home). You can't believe the amazing plants, trees, and flowers that are all over the property. It is a feast for ones eyes. There are birds and butterflies all of the area. It is so quiet and peaceful, one can hear the songs of all the birds. We went to the caffe up on a terrace and had a nice coffee drink while sitting and relaxing and enjoying the beautiful sights and sounds. We must have been there for about 40 minutes when we noticed all the talking...the tours were coming in. Time for us to leave and do our own thing. We tried to stay away from all the tours, including our own. We still had to walk through the little shops and see what was a hot seller in Anacapri. Our group was going to have lunch at one of the restaurants, but Mark and I wanted to wait and eat in Capri. We had to all meet up again to take the bus back down to Capri.

Capri was a short bus ride down from the top (Anacapri). My mission was to find the Zilli store. As you can see from the pictures I did find the store. I can't even tell you how expensive everything in the store is. It is absurd! I mean I do not think I could even afford to look in the store. I did look around though. The jeans were 750 euros, the polo shirts were 800 euros. There was nothing I could buy...not even a pair of sunglasses or a purse. A little canvas bag was 650 euros. Mark and I were just laughing. The shop is really dark inside and I think it is so the “fur coats” wouldn't get sun damaged. Yes, real fur coats. It was so funny. I am sure the woman who was working was thinking “Who does this lady think she is coming into my store?” Heeheehee... She didn't even get off the phone while I was walking around. She was helping a “paying customer” on the phone (I think). Later Mark and I walked back by and the lady poked her head out the door. Mark was looking through the window. Maybe she was thinking that I might be interested in something. Only if there is a Zilli BIG discount. So funny. All I have from the Zilli store is a picture.

After our “window” shopping we decided to enjoy a nice lunch. We found an outside caffe/ristorante and had a nice, light lunch. I had the insalata caprese and Mark had a pizze with anchovies, tomato and cheese. We also had a grilled veggie dish that was served cold. It was delicious. Really, even if it sounds odd. We both had our first ice tea drink. It was mixed with a frozen lemon mixture. So sweet and fresh.

Our tour was going to be going back down to the harbor in Capri at 2:00 or we could meet them down there by 3:30. Mark and I took our own little open aired taxi down. I figure it is worth the money to enjoy the trip without having a large group of people around. While we waited to leave we went and did a little shopping and had a gelato (of course).

We all boarded the ferry and then had to hike up the 120 stairs to get back up to our hotel area. I was tired after that, but maybe I burned off my gelato. (That is the bonus of the stairs and all the walking).

Oh, you can't believe how many people have horrible mosquito bites. Some of the bites look so huge, red,and swollen. Yuck, It is freaky.

Now, I am going to relax and read. Tomorrow is our last full day in Italia. We leave on Wednesday. Boo hoo. I have a lot of memories to help me through.

Once again. Happy Fourth of July to all of you!!