2 June 2015 ~ Capri

Listening to:  Freddy Jones ~ This Time Around

What better way to spend a Sunday morning than by taking a ferry from Naples to the island of Capri? It was a short walk from the hotel to the Port of Naples to catch the 10:10.

First view of the island.

I rode the Funicular (cableway) from the port to the terrace near the Piazzetta.

In any Italian town, the "Piazza" is a significant spot, being the hub of social life, where one engages in the "national sports" of relaxing, socializing, looking, and being looked at.

Found a table to enjoy some Prosecco and do just that.

This square's original name was "Piazza Umberto I". In the past it was just the site of the fish market.

Umberto I was the King of Italy from 9 January 1878 until his death in July 1900.

The Torre del Orologio is doubtless the most recognized symbol of Capri's Piazzetta, one of the most unique free-standing clock towers in Italy. It marks every quarter hour, though the languid pace of the island seems to stretch out the minutes here just a bit longer.

 Enjoying the sun and the wind on the ferry ride back to Naples.