La Citta Eterna ~ Part II

This post was supposed to be posted a week after the previous, sadly procrastination and an unexpected trip to Liverpool followed by flu and cough spells while classes resumed kept me busy..

After a week into Easter break, I have been watching Gossip Girl! I must say its really interesting, similar to OTH in terms of the drama and the heightened reality sense but set in Manhattan with filthy rich and spoilt high school kids. Especially with the little Miss Know It All, Gossip Girl who's always there to expose and fuel the scandals through her blog.. haha, juicy! Oh, and also watch it for the super hot lead actors and actresses, Chace Crawford *drools*, Penn Badgley *drools* and both Blake Lively and Leighton Meester are just oh-so-gorgeous..

Alright before I get too carried away, here's the continuation of my trip..

Presenting part II, Capri - Naples..

This is the usual that we have for breakfast at Termini.. Croissants and cappuccino..

it comes as a set

mine has chocolate filling

After having breakfast, we're headed off to Naples for another day trip!

southbound at 8.15am - Napoli Centrale

Putting yesterday's drama behind, this time around we all got to travel together.

Feeling upbeat and excited about the day ahead..

I find that train stations are a popular choice to advertise fragraces in Italy. Although Napoli Centrale isn't that grand looking, still the Calvin Klein ads were everywhere.. Versace bagged Termini back in Rome..

Our arrival at Naples left us in a bit of shock and disappointment at the first sight of it. We were not expecting it to be that much congested, dirty, dodgy and somewhat chaotic, traffic wise.. almost pudu-like..

However, whilst on the way to the port we realised things (mostly food) in Naples are much cheaper then both Florence and Rome. Good for us!

Also, the people here are friendly.. We kinda got confused with the directions to the port, and this guy actually got off with us from the tram and walked with us to the right stop! If not we'll prolly keep heading in the opposite direction , waste precious time and the whole day would be ruined.. God bless his kind soul =)

Sure enough, we got to the ferry terminal in no time.. Departing from Sorrentine, we decided to board the more expensive huge jet-like ferry that takes about 45 minutes as oppose to the slower one which takes double the time.. Sure its more expensive but we're really pressed for time seeing that its winter and there's just that many good sunny hours in a day..

pricey

our speed boat, this shot is not too bad right?

took this in a rush, we got shooed inside as the boat was about to set off, haha =P

Mount Vesuvius reposing in the distance as we zipped across the Mediterranean

The beautiful Isle of Capri is a true pearl. History has it that during the Roman period, Emperor Tiberius was so struck by the incredible beauty of the island that he managed his empire from Capri.

We even studied it in literature, remember The Lotus Eater by Somerset Maugham? Er, the one where the dude decided to leave his secure life behind as he fell in love with the island... lived miserably during his final years and died overlooking the Bay of Naples? Yea, its that mesmerising.. But dont worry, I won't leave you all behind and become a recluse in Capri. Hahah!

From afar, sprouts of villas and ancient ruins dot the island right from the foot of the hill up till the cliffs..

where the rich built their summer villas...

Capri Harbour

Soon enough, we all got hungry once again.. Since we heard that you get the most authentic pizzas in Capri, we decided to give it a try..

a margherita original and a seafood version.. well, if this was meant to be somewhat a traditional pizza, it was kinda overrated..

Next, to go up to the city of Capri we boarded the funicular (cable car), which took about 8 minutes..

Once in the City of Capri, we stood around a patio for almost 20 minutes just soaking in the breathtaking scenery and busy snapping one too many photos...

brownie points to those who guesses correctly which shadow is mine!

Even on such a small island, they've got a Prada shop, wth!

Taking the bus service from Capri, we went up higher to Anacapri. The bus ride was particularly eventful.. pretty similar to taking a bus up Frasers Hill but imagine the roads being half its width, twice as windy and standing all the way (cause being the polite people we are, our seats were offered to the elder citizens). So, all we had were poles to cling on to, and we practically performed a 15 minute pole dance.. all we needed are disco lights and music..

View of the Capri Harbour, taken while on the bus when it was nearing Anacapri

prolly Anacapri's patron saint or hero of some sort..
heading back down..

A night shot of the island...

Kenny gave us all a treat by buying sparklers from one of the shops in Anacapri..

It certainly left us with great memories of Capri.. there was a funny moment when he tried litting up one of the little fire crackers and it didn't go off! haha..

With the food being so cheap, we had to have dinner first before taking the train home.. that HUGE piece of pizza you see us having? It was only 1Euro per slice and tasted not bad!

... Part III ~ Rome City...