Capri

Saturday morning, Lindsey and I woke up at 4am to catch a night bus to Termini Train Station. We arrived about 5:20 to catch the 5:41am train down to Naples. Once there, we booked it over to the Bay of Naples where we caught a 9:30 ferry to the island of Capri.

Looking back at the port, there was this castle:

There were a LOT of cruise ships around. Lindsey ended up sitting next to two guys who worked in entertainment for the one pictured below. They said that they worked two days/ week, then got the rest of the time off-- THAT'S the kind of job I want!

View of Capri from the ferry:

We decided to do a boat tour around the island, hoping to go into Blue Grotto, only to find out that the sea was too rough and it was closed. Trying not to let our disappointment get to the best of us, we did the boat tour anyway.

The entrance to Blue Grotto:

Green Grotto, so named because of how the water reflects off the rocks:

White Grotto:

The Lover's Arch:

We then went up to Capri Town. This is the view from the top of a 5 minute tram ride:

We then walked around Capri Town for a while, looking at a variety of shops, many of which were high end like Louis Vuitton and Gucci. This is the view from the tram on the way back down:

We laid on the beach for a little bit to dry off after going into the surprisingly warm water, caught the 4:30 ferry back to Naples, then slowly made our way back to the train station. Arriving there, we saw that there was a cheap train to Rome leaving in 5 minutes, so we bought the tickets, then ran to the train. Turns out it didn't leave for another 15 minutes, but we're glad we made it.

We got back to Rome about 9:30, finally getting back to our apartment around 10pm. It was a long day, but totally worth it. So far, Capri is one of the most beautiful places I've been to not only on this trip, but in all my travels.