Capri, Italy

Visiting grotta azzurra (blue grotto) and strolling along the coastlines of capri's harbour pretty much consumed the mid-afternoon that we had in capri.

prone to sea sickness, visiting the blue grotto was a challenge i bound unto myself. the journey to the blue grotto was a twenty-minute motorboat ride on the choppy caprician seas and upon arrival, we had to bob along on the motorboat and wait another good fifteen minutes for the row boats to take us into the blue grotto (as a row boat could only take four at one go). all this for less than two minutes in the blue grotto.

though you could wade in the water should you have your swimwear on, the blue grotta was a claustrophobic cave with no land or space for you to walk on.. sure, it was pretty with a capital P inside but one wonders if the time, money, not to menton anguish had been worthwhile.

arh but still, i am being a brat.. should you visit the south of italy.. you MUST MUST MUST visit the blue grotto!!! haha..





i bought this as-big-as-or-probably-bigger-than-vanessa's-face from the local grocery shop.. for just THREE EUROS! you should have seen the chunks of ham and cheese blocks which provoked a permeating aroma (stench to some, maybe?) within the modest shop perimeters.

with my grasp of the ltalian language, i could only say 'ham' and 'tomatoes'.. good stuff nonetheless. if you are on a budget, this is probably the way to go and unlike me, if your stomach actually has a resonable capacity, this delicious sandwich could probably last you two meals.