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 Found it! by goodfish
They make buildings last a long time in Italy and they're often not able to modernize with luxuries like plumbing, I guess. Good advice? Don't ever wait until the last minute as relief might be farther away than you think! :) Leave a Comment
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There are very few what I would call 'streets' in Capri town (well, none really once you've passed the bus terminus): it's a warren of little lanes and alleyways. But I did like the ceramic signs embedded into the wall-plaster. Although a bit twee, they did add to the feeling of being in a rather special (that is, exclusive) place.
To be honest, they are fairly small and not particularly easy to read so navigating one's way to Villa Jovis, for example, is not perhaps as easy as it might be. But they are pretty, and in keeping with the general presentation/ethos of the place, so worth looking for/at. Leave a Comment
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 Limoncello from Capri by VeronicaG
Although most people think of Limoncello as being primarily a drink associated with Sorrento, Italy, Capri has its tradition with it, as well. Albeit, more recent than the other locale, when in 1988 a business man from Capri first registered the trademark LIMONCELLO.
In Sorrento, the tradition of Limoncello is said to have begun in 1900 in a small boarding house. Some say that fishermen from Sorrento drank it to warm them in the mornings.
Here's the preparation: once the lemon is washed in warm water to remove chemicals, it is added to alcohol along with sugar and pieces of its rind, which has an abundance of oils and aroma. Then the liquor takes about 80 days to mature.
I asked the shopkeeper if it had to be consumed as is, but I was told that it can be mixed with champagne. We haven't tasted any as yet, but I'm sure it will bring memories of our trip to Italy back after one sip!
More of its history can be found on the website below.
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