European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 15, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse , v Isle of Capri continued Ive laziness 3there Are a lot of sights to see things to do and buy on the Island but even Days of inertia Cost the tourist plenty of for that rare All in Earnest tourist Capri Doe provide a sufficient number of old ruins another Hist a sights to keep him Busy poking about or of ays on the Island and in the Rosl Papular trip of course is to the Blue Grotto which the guide books insist is a the Boatmen who also Are available for fishing trips will Row or out Board motor on around tie Island s Rocky coast in three or four hours making sure to go in each of the caverns which there seem to be More than anything else on the Island the Green Grotto the Grotto of Atromonia the red Grotto the Arsenal Grotto the White Grotto the Grotta Del Bove Marin and on and of and on. The guide if one listens carefully and is Able to interpret the English will Point out a couple of natural Arches the three Large rocks known As the Farag Lioni an several smaller rocks All with names of their own like la Ricotta Cream cheese. The Cost of the trip depending on the bargaining ability of the guide and the tourist May Range from 1000to 4000 lire about two to almost seven dollars. There Are other boat trips too run on a More impersonal commercial scale. The Saloon steamers which bring passengers from Naples and Sorrento Are not Only a necessity since Auto mobiles Are left on the Mainland but Are actually pleasant cruises across the Bay of Naples. They leave Naples about seven in the morning and3 30 in the afternoon and do the same going in the opposite direction from Capri. The trip from Naples takes two hours including a Stop at Sorrento. The smaller boats making the hour strip Between Capri and Sorrento unfortunately Don t boast of s Well equipped bar such As is found on the larger luxury line. Both Cost Well under a Dollar in contrast to the fares charged by the Small businessmen of Capri. Most tourists even the least adventuresome take one trip to the smaller town of an Capri built on a High plateau on the Western half of the Island. Though not quite so fashionable As the town of Capri proper an Capri pensions. A double room with Bath in a Middle class hotel costs about $5 a Day for two but since food is the expensive item the hotel Bill in t what drains away most of the travellers " _ lunch for two consisting of pasta meat or fish a salad wine and Coffee will almost always come to More than 2000 lire nearly $4."extrav i Gances such As cocktails they will attempt to make anything someone asks for the results Are another matter jump budgets at a last rate an though much of the fish is caught off the Island,-,seafood,.fresh, arid delicious is hardly cheaper than the imported meat the local wines bothered and White Are of an extremely Good Quality Light and dry and moderately priced and cooking is principally along the lines of the. World famed neapolitan style,o-11 i " -. -1. I Capri s climate supposed to be warm and sunny All year around Doegen t always live nip to its reputation. In. Fact except for later Spring and summer the weather is too Cool to be comfortable for swimming Adin Clinell to demand topcoats in the evening when the Bright Sun has.,. This has a marked effect on the number of tourists on the Island during cer Taiti the season there is no difficulty in obtaining a hotel room by just walking in and not unusual to find no More than. Two guests All told at one time in a single hotel during the rest of the year it Book in Advance if one wants to be sure of get Ting something comfortable and convenient Aloas the number of transient tourists not meaning the old regulars increases the out of atmosphere seems to Wane. _ it the feeling of being out of touch with the rest of civilization is Only that a. Feeling. Capri s has two deliveries of mail each Day and two pick ups and there is a radio station a Blacks and White Checkerboard building High on the Mountain for communication with the mainland., the Rome daily american and the european edition of the Herald Tribune come in by noon each Day along with the italian papers. I 1 i the Farag Lioni. A trademark of Capri Are huge rocks Center and right seen from gardens of Augustus both on every conscientious tourist s must see list./1. Ruined Villa of Tiberius who is supposed to have lived his last years on capris and tossed Many victims off. Cliff gives extensive View of Bay Mediterranean is natives of Capri with sprinkling of newly arrived tourists in business suits v Chat in groups on Square. Springer Center is one of Many wandering dogs. In b _. M v 1 t _ .14 tourist shops sell everything from postal cards to Oil paintings made to order sandals and gobs of Coral jewelry also featured soon appear on All new visitors. " weekend May 15,. My
