Capri, Italy

What we did:
  - Nursing our limencello hangovers we caught our ferry from Sorrento to Capri.  25/30mph winds had the ferry rocking as we wedged ourselves into seats in the bowels of the boat, amongst hoards of eastern european cruise ship groups. Thankfully it was only 20 minutes, but swimming might have been preferable
- Morale picked up as we hit land and evaded the crowds in the winding streets of Capri to a quieter coffee shop. Cappacinos and croissants are good for the soul
- We took a bus along the cliff roads to Anacapri and then took a single person chair lift up to the top of the mountain to enjoy expansive views across Capri and the ocean. The combo of cliff roads, fearless bus drivers, maniac bikers and heights on the chairlift really put Helen’s fears and emotions through the ringer - big champ though!
- After the chairlift we grabbed a quick bite to eat and walked on a tour/hike around the entirety of the island and enjoyed gorgeous views! Good call on finding the hike, Brian! Stopped at an amazing hotel balcony for drinks/apps overlooking the sea and just chilled out for a few hours. Away from the chaos of tourists by the ports, we finally understood the hype around Capri!
- After walking around a bit longer we caught the ferry back to Sorrento, regrouped and enjoyed delicious pizzas at a local hotspot! Exhausted from the prior few days we called it a night after dinner.  Another great day!

What we ate:
- Eastern European tourist armpits
- Coffee and cappuccinos at Caffe Manari
- Good prosciutto and turkey sammies at a street takeaway place for lunch
- Aperol Spritz and bruschetta/calamari apps at the five star hotel La Scalinatella
- Delicious pizzas at the local Pizzeria da Franco, with the group trying four of the staples (salami, prosciutto, caprese and mozzarella/arugula). Voted best pizza place in Sorrento. Had to get pizza near the birthplace!

Fun facts:
- The group has decided Italy is a 2nd/3rd world country (sorry not sorry). Naples makes Mexico look glamorous and lots of outdated infrastructure/processes that leads to chaos everywhere. But man does the food and views make up for it!
- Capri is only 4 square miles big, which puts Dupage county 90x bigger.  Despite that it sees 3 million tourists a year, with up to 20,000 arrivals a day in the summer. This island rakes cash $$$$
- Trent wants (needs?) a yacht someday. Every badass accountant has a yacht- it’ll happen
 - Apparently celebs just park on their yachts all day and only come on land for dinner once the ferries shepard us peasant tourists back off the island.
- Pizza was founded by poor people in Naples in the 1700/1800s!  Snippet from History.com - “These Neapolitans required inexpensive food that could be consumed quickly. Pizza—flatbreads with various toppings, eaten for any meal and sold by street vendors or informal restaurants—met this need. Judgmental Italian authors often called their eating habits ‘disgusting, Helstosky notes. These early pizzas consumed by Naples’ poor featured the tasty garnishes beloved today, such as tomatoes, cheese, oil, anchovies and garlic.”  
- Arugula is called Rocket Lettuce in Italy. Brian has confirmed that he does not like “leaves on his pizza”En savoir plus