Day Trip to Capri
May 8th 2005, 11:35 pm
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Day Trip to Capri
Will be going on a cruise in a few months and will have a day trip to
Capri.
Would appreciate any suggestions on how to best utilise this opportunity
Capri.
Would appreciate any suggestions on how to best utilise this opportunity
May 9th 2005, 12:20 am
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Re: Day Trip to Capri
"Phil" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Will be going on a cruise in a few months and will have a day trip to
> Capri.
> Would appreciate any suggestions on how to best utilise this opportunity
Frankly I don't like the place. Aim straight up to the top - Roman villa and
good views. Not a lot else.
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> Will be going on a cruise in a few months and will have a day trip to
> Capri.
> Would appreciate any suggestions on how to best utilise this opportunity
Frankly I don't like the place. Aim straight up to the top - Roman villa and
good views. Not a lot else.
Surreyman
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May 9th 2005, 12:33 am
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Re: Day Trip to Capri
Phil wrote:
> Will be going on a cruise in a few months and will have a day trip to
> Capri.
> Would appreciate any suggestions on how to best utilise this
opportunity
Take the funicular from Marina Grande to Capri Town. Have a coffee in
the piazza, ogle the women, take the bus to Anacapri. Ride the lift to
the top of Mount Solar, ogle the women. Ride back down, walk along the
pedestrian street (more like a sidewalk) to the overhang where you can
see the switchback going up the side of the mountain. Visit the villa
there (I forget the name). Walk back to Anacapri and take a tour of the
Blue Grotto. Buy a bottle of lemoncello. That's about it.
Donald Newcomb
DRNewcomb (at) attglobal (dot) net
> Will be going on a cruise in a few months and will have a day trip to
> Capri.
> Would appreciate any suggestions on how to best utilise this
opportunity
Take the funicular from Marina Grande to Capri Town. Have a coffee in
the piazza, ogle the women, take the bus to Anacapri. Ride the lift to
the top of Mount Solar, ogle the women. Ride back down, walk along the
pedestrian street (more like a sidewalk) to the overhang where you can
see the switchback going up the side of the mountain. Visit the villa
there (I forget the name). Walk back to Anacapri and take a tour of the
Blue Grotto. Buy a bottle of lemoncello. That's about it.
Donald Newcomb
DRNewcomb (at) attglobal (dot) net
May 9th 2005, 1:51 am
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Re: Day Trip to Capri
Phil wrote:
> Will be going on a cruise in a few months and will have a day trip to
> Capri.
> Would appreciate any suggestions on how to best utilise this
opportunity
Oooooo. Day trippin' Capri. Probably one of the most common
things to do that is also a huge mistake. Well, mistake is a bit
strong, but it is the very fact that the place is over run with
day trippers makes the whole venture dubious. It's a lovely
island and makes for a great place to walk, but the island can
be packed with folks, many of them wandering around enmass. But
what can you do, your options are limited.
My first suggestion would be to head to the far side of the island
as quickly as possible. Vastly less crowded. Work your way back
towards the main port. Stop and have a meal or drink at the
restaurant overlooking the port. Enjoy the breeze. Additionally,
or alternately if you are a beach going kinda person go to one of the
private beaches and have a swim, a meal, a drink, or just sit a spell.
It is a place for walking though, so wear a good pair of shoes
and bring some water along.
> Will be going on a cruise in a few months and will have a day trip to
> Capri.
> Would appreciate any suggestions on how to best utilise this
opportunity
Oooooo. Day trippin' Capri. Probably one of the most common
things to do that is also a huge mistake. Well, mistake is a bit
strong, but it is the very fact that the place is over run with
day trippers makes the whole venture dubious. It's a lovely
island and makes for a great place to walk, but the island can
be packed with folks, many of them wandering around enmass. But
what can you do, your options are limited.
My first suggestion would be to head to the far side of the island
as quickly as possible. Vastly less crowded. Work your way back
towards the main port. Stop and have a meal or drink at the
restaurant overlooking the port. Enjoy the breeze. Additionally,
or alternately if you are a beach going kinda person go to one of the
private beaches and have a swim, a meal, a drink, or just sit a spell.
It is a place for walking though, so wear a good pair of shoes
and bring some water along.
May 9th 2005, 2:10 am
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Re: Day Trip to Capri
On 9 May 2005 05:33:21 -0700, "Donald N" <[email protected]>
wrote:
>Phil wrote:
>> Will be going on a cruise in a few months and will have a day trip to
>> Capri.
>> Would appreciate any suggestions on how to best utilise this
>opportunity
>Take the funicular from Marina Grande to Capri Town. Have a coffee in
>the piazza, ogle the women, take the bus to Anacapri. Ride the lift to
>the top of Mount Solar, ogle the women. Ride back down, walk along the
>pedestrian street (more like a sidewalk) to the overhang where you can
>see the switchback going up the side of the mountain. Visit the villa
>there (I forget the name). Walk back to Anacapri and take a tour of the
>Blue Grotto. Buy a bottle of lemoncello. That's about it.
There's also the extremely touristy Blue Grotto (La Grotta Azzurra).
If you are irritated by touristy places, avoid Capri like the plague.
It would be a magic place if it was somewhat undiscovered, but that
hasn't been the case for a long time.
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wrote:
>Phil wrote:
>> Will be going on a cruise in a few months and will have a day trip to
>> Capri.
>> Would appreciate any suggestions on how to best utilise this
>opportunity
>Take the funicular from Marina Grande to Capri Town. Have a coffee in
>the piazza, ogle the women, take the bus to Anacapri. Ride the lift to
>the top of Mount Solar, ogle the women. Ride back down, walk along the
>pedestrian street (more like a sidewalk) to the overhang where you can
>see the switchback going up the side of the mountain. Visit the villa
>there (I forget the name). Walk back to Anacapri and take a tour of the
>Blue Grotto. Buy a bottle of lemoncello. That's about it.
There's also the extremely touristy Blue Grotto (La Grotta Azzurra).
If you are irritated by touristy places, avoid Capri like the plague.
It would be a magic place if it was somewhat undiscovered, but that
hasn't been the case for a long time.
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DFM - http://www.deepfriedmars.com
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May 9th 2005, 2:24 am
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Re: Day Trip to Capri
Deep Foiled Malls wrote:
> On 9 May 2005 05:33:21 -0700, "Donald N" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
[snip]
> If you are irritated by touristy places, avoid Capri like the plague.
> It would be a magic place if it was somewhat undiscovered, but that
> hasn't been the case for a long time.
It would be an interesting thread to list the nicest places
that were over run by day trippers. Capri would probably be high
on the list. Actually several places in Italy would make the list.
San Gimignano, Cortona, Assisi, Sienna. In France, Roc Amadour
would probably be a top listing.
> On 9 May 2005 05:33:21 -0700, "Donald N" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
[snip]
> If you are irritated by touristy places, avoid Capri like the plague.
> It would be a magic place if it was somewhat undiscovered, but that
> hasn't been the case for a long time.
It would be an interesting thread to list the nicest places
that were over run by day trippers. Capri would probably be high
on the list. Actually several places in Italy would make the list.
San Gimignano, Cortona, Assisi, Sienna. In France, Roc Amadour
would probably be a top listing.
May 9th 2005, 3:40 am
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Re: Day Trip to Capri
On 9 May 2005 07:24:07 -0700, "[email protected]"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Deep Foiled Malls wrote:
>> On 9 May 2005 05:33:21 -0700, "Donald N" <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>[snip]
>> If you are irritated by touristy places, avoid Capri like the plague.
>> It would be a magic place if it was somewhat undiscovered, but that
>> hasn't been the case for a long time.
> It would be an interesting thread to list the nicest places
>that were over run by day trippers. Capri would probably be high
>on the list. Actually several places in Italy would make the list.
>San Gimignano, Cortona, Assisi, Sienna.
I haven't been to Cortona or Capri, but I don't really agree with you.
San Gimignano has a number of things really worth seeing, although I
would prefer to visit it in the dead of winter to avoid the crowds.
Siena is a fairly large city; the Duomo gets overcrowded, but it's
worth seeing. Then you can enjoy the rest of the city without being
too crowded. Assisi is so beautiful that I would go there no matter
how crowded it was, but once again, it is better to see it in the off
season.
In France, Roc Amadour
>would probably be a top listing.
--
Barbara Vaughan
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I answer travel questions only in the newsgroup
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Deep Foiled Malls wrote:
>> On 9 May 2005 05:33:21 -0700, "Donald N" <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>[snip]
>> If you are irritated by touristy places, avoid Capri like the plague.
>> It would be a magic place if it was somewhat undiscovered, but that
>> hasn't been the case for a long time.
> It would be an interesting thread to list the nicest places
>that were over run by day trippers. Capri would probably be high
>on the list. Actually several places in Italy would make the list.
>San Gimignano, Cortona, Assisi, Sienna.
I haven't been to Cortona or Capri, but I don't really agree with you.
San Gimignano has a number of things really worth seeing, although I
would prefer to visit it in the dead of winter to avoid the crowds.
Siena is a fairly large city; the Duomo gets overcrowded, but it's
worth seeing. Then you can enjoy the rest of the city without being
too crowded. Assisi is so beautiful that I would go there no matter
how crowded it was, but once again, it is better to see it in the off
season.
In France, Roc Amadour
>would probably be a top listing.
--
Barbara Vaughan
My email address is my first initial followed by my surname at libero dot it
I answer travel questions only in the newsgroup
May 9th 2005, 3:58 am
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Re: Day Trip to Capri
B Vaughan wrote:
> On 9 May 2005 07:24:07 -0700, "[email protected]"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
[snip]
> > It would be an interesting thread to list the nicest places
> >that were over run by day trippers. Capri would probably be high
> >on the list. Actually several places in Italy would make the list.
> >San Gimignano, Cortona, Assisi, Sienna.
> I haven't been to Cortona or Capri, but I don't really agree with
you.
> San Gimignano has a number of things really worth seeing, although I
> would prefer to visit it in the dead of winter to avoid the crowds.
'Zactly. "Nicest places over run" is sorta the point. They are
nice but the presence of large masses of people wandering around on
day trip excursions really detracts from them. Nearly to the point
of making the visit undesireable.
> Siena is a fairly large city; the Duomo gets overcrowded, but it's
> worth seeing. Then you can enjoy the rest of the city without being
> too crowded.
The center square there was over run.
> Assisi is so beautiful that I would go there no matter
> how crowded it was, but once again, it is better to see it in the off
> season.
Yup. With almost any of these I'd visit them well off season if
the opportunity presented itself. Of course many of these locations
may be less desireable in cold or rainy weather.
[snip]
> On 9 May 2005 07:24:07 -0700, "[email protected]"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
[snip]
> > It would be an interesting thread to list the nicest places
> >that were over run by day trippers. Capri would probably be high
> >on the list. Actually several places in Italy would make the list.
> >San Gimignano, Cortona, Assisi, Sienna.
> I haven't been to Cortona or Capri, but I don't really agree with
you.
> San Gimignano has a number of things really worth seeing, although I
> would prefer to visit it in the dead of winter to avoid the crowds.
'Zactly. "Nicest places over run" is sorta the point. They are
nice but the presence of large masses of people wandering around on
day trip excursions really detracts from them. Nearly to the point
of making the visit undesireable.
> Siena is a fairly large city; the Duomo gets overcrowded, but it's
> worth seeing. Then you can enjoy the rest of the city without being
> too crowded.
The center square there was over run.
> Assisi is so beautiful that I would go there no matter
> how crowded it was, but once again, it is better to see it in the off
> season.
Yup. With almost any of these I'd visit them well off season if
the opportunity presented itself. Of course many of these locations
may be less desireable in cold or rainy weather.
[snip]
May 9th 2005, 6:43 am
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Re: Day Trip to Capri
On 9 May 2005 08:58:11 -0700, "[email protected]"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>B Vaughan wrote:
>> Siena is a fairly large city; the Duomo gets overcrowded, but it's
>> worth seeing. Then you can enjoy the rest of the city without being
>> too crowded.
> The center square there was over run.
We got there early in the morning in May on one of our trips and there
was almost no one there, although later in the day it was rather
crowded. On another trip, just a brief stop, I forget what time of the
year, but probably spring also, it wasn't terribly crowded in the late
afternoon.
--
Barbara Vaughan
My email address is my first initial followed by my surname at libero dot it
I answer travel questions only in the newsgroup
<[email protected]> wrote:
>B Vaughan wrote:
>> Siena is a fairly large city; the Duomo gets overcrowded, but it's
>> worth seeing. Then you can enjoy the rest of the city without being
>> too crowded.
> The center square there was over run.
We got there early in the morning in May on one of our trips and there
was almost no one there, although later in the day it was rather
crowded. On another trip, just a brief stop, I forget what time of the
year, but probably spring also, it wasn't terribly crowded in the late
afternoon.
--
Barbara Vaughan
My email address is my first initial followed by my surname at libero dot it
I answer travel questions only in the newsgroup
May 9th 2005, 7:44 am
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Re: Day Trip to Capri
Deep Foiled Malls <deepfreudmoors@eITmISaACTUALLYiREAL!l.nu> wrote:
> On 9 May 2005 05:33:21 -0700, "Donald N" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> >
> >Phil wrote:
> >> Will be going on a cruise in a few months and will have a day trip to
> >> Capri.
> >>
> >> Would appreciate any suggestions on how to best utilise this
> >opportunity
> >
> >Take the funicular from Marina Grande to Capri Town. Have a coffee in
> >the piazza, ogle the women, take the bus to Anacapri. Ride the lift to
> >the top of Mount Solar, ogle the women. Ride back down, walk along the
> >pedestrian street (more like a sidewalk) to the overhang where you can
> >see the switchback going up the side of the mountain. Visit the villa
> >there (I forget the name). Walk back to Anacapri and take a tour of the
> >Blue Grotto. Buy a bottle of lemoncello. That's about it.
>
> There's also the extremely touristy Blue Grotto (La Grotta Azzurra).
We walked quite a bit to get there (pleasant enough walk) and it was
closed to visitors because the sea was apparently too choppy!
> If you are irritated by touristy places, avoid Capri like the plague.
> It would be a magic place if it was somewhat undiscovered, but that
> hasn't been the case for a long time.
I think the view from the top is worth the trip, but yes, it is
touristy.
--
David Horne- www.davidhorne.net
usenet (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk
> On 9 May 2005 05:33:21 -0700, "Donald N" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> >
> >Phil wrote:
> >> Will be going on a cruise in a few months and will have a day trip to
> >> Capri.
> >>
> >> Would appreciate any suggestions on how to best utilise this
> >opportunity
> >
> >Take the funicular from Marina Grande to Capri Town. Have a coffee in
> >the piazza, ogle the women, take the bus to Anacapri. Ride the lift to
> >the top of Mount Solar, ogle the women. Ride back down, walk along the
> >pedestrian street (more like a sidewalk) to the overhang where you can
> >see the switchback going up the side of the mountain. Visit the villa
> >there (I forget the name). Walk back to Anacapri and take a tour of the
> >Blue Grotto. Buy a bottle of lemoncello. That's about it.
>
> There's also the extremely touristy Blue Grotto (La Grotta Azzurra).
We walked quite a bit to get there (pleasant enough walk) and it was
closed to visitors because the sea was apparently too choppy!
> If you are irritated by touristy places, avoid Capri like the plague.
> It would be a magic place if it was somewhat undiscovered, but that
> hasn't been the case for a long time.
I think the view from the top is worth the trip, but yes, it is
touristy.
--
David Horne- www.davidhorne.net
usenet (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk
May 12th 2005, 6:03 am
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Re: Day Trip to Capri
My daughter was recently in Capri (she was staying in Ischia which she found
much less tourist-ridden). As it turns out, the most recent issue of _Town
and Country_ has a lovely article on Anacapri on the other side of the
island, with a list of things to enjoy and places to dine.
"Phil" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected] oups.com...
> Will be going on a cruise in a few months and will have a day trip to
> Capri.
> Would appreciate any suggestions on how to best utilise this opportunity
much less tourist-ridden). As it turns out, the most recent issue of _Town
and Country_ has a lovely article on Anacapri on the other side of the
island, with a list of things to enjoy and places to dine.
"Phil" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected] oups.com...
> Will be going on a cruise in a few months and will have a day trip to
> Capri.
> Would appreciate any suggestions on how to best utilise this opportunity
