Capri Island

We went to the Italian island of Capri in August 2011. We stopped over at Naples for a night before taking the ferry to Capri. It was about a 40 minute journey. We stayed in Capri for 3 nights. The weather was amazingly sunny and hot. 

The island is divided into two towns - Capri and Anacapri. Anacapri is a different side of the island - no sea views, but there are several other things to see (cathedrals, museums). We spent a couple of hours at Anacapri and the rest of 4 days at Capri. 

We stayed at Hotel Excelsior Parco and was upgraded to two suites. It's one of the best hotels we've stayed throughout our entire Italy trip. The service upon check in to our stay and checkout was excellent, breakfast was good and the best part of all - free shuttle from the port to hotel and also to and fro the city and hotel.

 Il Funiculare from Marina Grande to Capri

 Luxury shopping street at Capri

Top of August's Garden

At the top of Marina Piccola overlooking the bay

View from Piazzetta in Capri city centre

Villas on Capri

Fancy some limoncello, anyone?

August's Garden

Marina Piccola from August's garden

Marina Piccola

We rented a private boat to bring us around the coast of Capri for €200. Here are some photos taken under the wonderful sun and sea. We visited the Blue Grotto as well (entry here).

Ahoy there!

Our boat

  Grotta Meravigliosa

 Faraglione

Capri is a wonderful place to visit over the summer despite it being one of the expensive islands to go in summer. Good seafood, wine, limoncello, sun, sea and boat.

Blue Grotto

While at Capri, we went to the famous Blue Grotto - also known as Grotta Azzurra in Italian. It's a sea cave located at the coast of Capri island. It's a blue reflection that illuminates the cavern when sunlight passes through the underwater cavity.

We rented a private boat that brought us around Capri's coast. The Blue Grotto was one of the stops we made.

To get to the cave, there are a lot of other smaller row boats which people have to take to get into the cave. It costs around €12.50 per person.

Here are some photos taken inside the Blue Grotto (photos are not of the best quality, but rather just focus on how blue the cave is):

Brilliant blue!

Rome

Hello, everyone! Sorry for the long hiatus as I have been busy the whole summer.

Today, I would like to update on Rome - the eternal city. I first went to Rome in summer '11. The weather was great, but there were a few days where it was too hot for me as temperatures were as high as 37 degrees Celsius. 

Here are some photos taken at Vatican, St. Peters Basilica and Colosseum. 

St. Peters Basilica 

An evening at St. Peters Basilica

Night at St. Peters Basilica

And here are some pictures taken in the Basilica:

And some pictures taken outside the Colosseum:

Not forgetting, the Spanish steps:

Haha, I just had to squint my eyes - twas too sunny without my pair of Rayban.

And lastly, the Trevi fountain:

KFC, anyone?

Kelantan Freid Chicklen, anyone?

Saw this photo on Only In Malaysia's Facebook page. Certainly made me burst out laughing and my Tuesday has never been more eventful. Haha.

...and "resipi orang kita, rasa macam dia" is a gem of a slogan! Hahahaha! It literally translates to: Recipe by our people, tastes like him/her.

Zaanse Schans, Amsterdam

On our second day at Amsterdam, we went to Zaanse Schans for the windmills, cheese, museum, arts and craft and for the other touristy things.


From the central station at Amsterdam, we took the train and got off at Koog Zaandijk. From Koog Zaandijk station, it was about a 10 minute walk to Zaanse Schans.

Whilst on the way to the village:

B+W

Where to?

Elwin & Sara looking at the map

At the riverside

Panoramic views 

The girls

L: The Netherlands Flag

R: En & Su Wen

Unfortunately, we were too early for tulips and this was the only tulips we managed to see... :(

Us girls again

Such a scenic view :)

The author

Sara & Elwin

A macro shot

L: Sara & Elwin

R: The author

The globe

The wind was evidently very strong and it was so "sunny"...

The girls

A group photo :D

Isn't the scenery beautiful?

While En was in the toilet, I spotted a pair of unique ducks that was the least shy in the eyes of the camera. I went very near to it, and it started posing...

See what I mean?

At the entrance before the cheese shop... You don't say???

Be warned...

Smile!!! :) :) :) 

On a vintage Vespa

Shoes for the very big feet

The wooden clogs shop

Us on the clogmobile off to save the world! Haha.

Sara & Elwin

En & Su Wen

Sara & I