The Arvada enterprise., 1910-09-09
Arvada Boy Visiting
Pompeii and
Climbing VesAyius.
Continued from page 4.

the most remarkable plac es ir
the world; it is entered from the
water by means Of small sl1iffs
which hold two boatmen and GWC
passengers, it can only be en-
tered in very fine weather and VIZ
feared we would not be allopeI1
to go in as the sea was a little bit
rough. The Grotto is a cavern
eroded by the breakers in, pre-
historic times but owing to sub
sidence Of the land is now more
than half filled with water; the
entrance is hardly 8 feet high and
Just wide enough 10 let a small
row boat squeeze through. We
were told to lie nat in the boat
and were pulled through the en-
trance by means ola chain. The
interior is 174 feet long by 96 feet
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dim, and objects assume a silvery
appearance owing to the refrac-
ton Of the light which at the
same time shows the bottom of
the water in a beautiful sky blue
color, the effect is fine and indie
Iscribable. We were. cautioned TO
be sure to get into the GrottO first
if possible rs the charmis largely
broken when filed with boats;
we were fortunate to be the first
to enter.
From Capri the boat goes to
Sorrento, the village built so pic
turesquely on the rocky cliffs
overlooking the sea. Here left
the boat and my friends who
were going back to Naples /
was again alone and engaged a
carriage for a drive Of 10 miles 70 !
Amalf. The road leads through
the luEuriant orange and lemon
orchards along the sea and at
such heights that a splendid pan
Drama of the sea lies before one,
the road then climbs the noun
tain quite percipitously and is
largely hcWn out of the solid
rock. Wepassed through a num-
Der of tunnels; an almost tro-
pical vegetation covers the high
and odd shaped crags. reached
Amalfi at dark and climbed the
1913 steps which led to this inter-
esting hotel which was formerly
q Cappuccini monastery and now
owned by an old monk who lives
here. 1t is partly h2wn from the |
solid rock and is situated high on |
the hill overlooking the bay. The
meals are served on the open
veranda hundreds Of feet long
and overhung with grape-yines
heavily laden with fruit. The
rooms are the cells formerly oc-
cupied by the monks, they are ar
ranged in suits of two. My room
commands u wonderful view Of
the blue sea. This morning |.
went for tramp and 4 climb of
four hours to the village Of Ran
clio; it is up a steep winding path
amid orange and lemon groves. |
visited on old church built in the
eleventh century, it has a mag
niliccnt marble pu-yit and mo-
saics. there are also sOme quaint
old pictures showing the injection
and election Of Jonah; the fish
takes the form Of a huge dragon
or sea sc.psat. Returning | had
. most interesting experience in
IT,. LtJl1V.ilaga of Atrani. was
standing in the open square
catching the women coming and
gOing to and from the fountain
With their large jugs of water. A
young Italian came to me and
spoken English, he had been in
America and was very anxious to
return. I noticed a crowd Of
men, women boys, and girls
eyed me as if | were a curiosity,
then they laughed and talked to
me in Italian and when | went
they all waved and said their
goodbye words. like the Ital-
ians, they all seem SO good ma
tured, happy and courteous. l
leave this afternoon by carriage,
no railroads here, for Cava, then
I go to by rail to PHstum where
there are some fine old ruins Of
Greek temples, then to POmpeii
and VesuviuS.
It is now Sunday evening. The
ride to Cava was along the noun
tain side. Cava is prettily stu
ated in the green hills with many
villages surrounding, and pleas
ant walks. There are q, 600 in
habitants. am staying at Hotel
Victoria, it is very unique, built
4 in the 10th century and was the
home of Italian nobility. The
date of the birth of one Of the
princes born here is inscribed in
astone on the wall outside. There
is a fine garden and trees and
Hnwprc An old Italian with his