Capri

We spent the entire day on Friday on the island of Capri (the Italians put the emphasis on the first syllable).  It's definitely the island of the "beautiful people", but we got to see many sides of it other than just the Prada shop.  I took quite a few pictures (for me), but I'll try not to bore you with too many of them.

This is looking down from the main square of the town (the top of the funicular)

We started by walking up to the ruins of Tiberius' villa, where he ruled the Roman Empire for the last ten years of his reign.  Not many people go there (it's a bit of a hike -- to the highest point of Capri; things may be higher on Anacapri, the other town on the island), but it was quite interesting, especially because our guides were very knowledgeable.  

Here's the initial view of it.

These are ruins of the the large cisterns that provided water for the villa (there is no fresh water on Capri; these days it is pumped in from the mainland)

These are Tiberius' quarters -- apparently he received people in different rooms depending on their status.

We took a "bushwhacky trail" (our guide's term) down from the villa, and then just wandered around town.  We had a picnic lunch and of course a gelato and looked into the expensive shops.  Here are some of the required gorgeous views of Capri:

Another charming wisteria arbor.  I think this was in the Augustinian gardens.

These are the Faraglioni Islands.  James Bond water skied between the rightmost two in the intro to License to Kill.

This is a view of the town of Sorrento at night from a pier near our hotel.  We were so tired that we had a very simple dinner, took this picture on the way back, and went to bed.