This boat took us on an hour tour around the island. It's an absolutely beautiful place. The island is like a huge chunck of rock with cliffs and caves. On Capri there is a famous cave called the blue grotto, the reflexion of the sunlight through the cave makes everything reflect aqua marine blue. The water was on high tide that day so it was impossible to go inside. We were able to ride right up to the white grottos. The walls are limestone and are an incredible color of white. It's very hard to describe the island so I will put pictures but there are huge beautiful cliffs going down into the water, trees covering much of the cliffs, and caves. Picture Jurassic park. There is also a huge rock in the middle of the water near the island with a natural made arc that we drove through.
Where we went in and out of Capri is a small port with the grocery store, some small restaurants, and tourist shops. After our boat ride we walked to the center of the town on Capri. This walk to the center of town was a 30 minute up hill climb that almost killed me. Once you see the view from the top it is one of the most worth it hikes. From the top you can see all of the island with the houses scattered through out. The town is so cute. The town is all restaurants, hotels, and high end clothes shoppes. We found a restaurant just to order a Caprese salad to split. When on Capri you need to try a Caprese salad! The salad consists of Slices of tomatoes, with fresh mozzarella, oil and vinegar, and basil. We sat on a rooftop restaurant and annoyed the waiters ordering only one salad between 4 people! From the restaurant and headed to a spot where we could sit and make sandwiches with the food we bought. After our luxury style sandwiches we headed back down the island to the beach.
The water surrounding Capri is so clear and bright blue it's amazing. We had to just run and jump in the water because it was so cold but at the same time so amazing to say I've swam in the Mediterranean.
When we came back to Sorento we once again made our famous "we're poor college students on a budget" sandwiches. It was funny because it was Friday and tons of people were on the streets and here we are sitting on a bench in the center cutting tomatoes with a pocket knife and putting slices of salami and cheese on bread.
That night was the famous black parade. The night before was the white parade, we missed that one though because it started at 3am. The black parade was a long progression symbolizing the death of Christ. It was a huge procession with hundreds of people dressed in black capes with hoods only showing their eyes. It was very creepy and gave me the chills. There were groups of people signing hyms, some groups of people carrying torches and candles, one man was carrying a crown of thorns, another hold a white cloth, one man holding a cross, and another a statue of Jesus. There was one group of men holding up a large board with a huge statue of Jesus laying down with candles and flowers. To me this symbolized after Jesus had died and people carrying him to the tomb. There was a group of people behind them also carrying a large plank with Mary on top. The procession was about an he long and everyone was crowded onto the sidewalks to watch. What else was cool was the all of the small decks of the apartments lining the streets were lit with candles.
Right before the procession we headed to grandmas gelato place and bought some of the freshest gelato I've ever tried. I got three flavors, chocolate, mint, and peanut butter. It was amazing and the peanut butter flavor even had peanuts in it! She was explains how she makes all of the gelato fresh everyday.
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