Остров Искья - второй раз! Isle of Ischia - second time!

Yes! It was the second one, because I really liked the first one. Exactly a year ago, in the first half of June, we rested at the Ulysses Hotel, near the Aragonese castle. Directly from the balcony view of the castle and the temperature + 32gr. ! In the morning it's very hot. The number was scanty, less than our bedroom, 15 meters. And without cold-ka! Horror. In Zara, the room is not with such a view, but also on the sea (surcharge), a pleasant morning breeze and +25. The room is also about 25, but meters, an excellent balcony, furniture with sufficient capacity for everything that was taken, and two moving lorries, which is very inconvenient for the most personal life. Our family experience is more than 20 years, so we were not embarrassed - especially not for the first time. The area of ​ ​ the hotel is small, but with its shortage on the island, it is quite tolerable. A two-story pool with cold and partially thermal water at a temperature of 32-36 degrees, half-empty sun loungers and a bar with a sleepy girl. The hotel appeared to be half full at the time. Half from Russia, most women are 40-60 years old, or two or three or one by one, fewer couples, like us in our 50s or very young. There were also grandmothers with grandchildren, but few. The rest are Italians, Germans, British. Generally very intelligent, attentive and respectful to each other. No rudeness in principle. Perhaps our most pleasant stay (we traveled decently). But! On the very first day, the managers posted ads in the elevator and in every room in Russian. lang. on the prohibition to bring and consume k. -l. food and drinks to the hotel and rooms bought in a non-hotel, i. e. bar. There was a scandal and everything more or less subsided after the intervention of our guide, but the negative remained. All this is nonsense compared to the wonderful sea, wonderful visits to thermal springs, good shopping on the island and in Naples, a walk in the botanical garden - it is nearby and in general the atmosphere. The first time I took about 800 photos, this year about 300. I didn’t want to repeat myself, but we were on the opposite side of the island and there were interesting moments that I wanted to remember. For us, rest is always romance and pleasant travels to nearby places, so for the first time we went along the Amalfi coast of the mainland (super, but not cheap), and this time we walked more around local restaurants and streets. By the way, the cuisine is very varied and of high quality. But there are establishments with a clear priority in the quality of food. You need to go around at least 5-6 to find out. The prices are average, a seafood lunch for two with a bottle of dry and a good salad right on the beach for 30-35 Euros. Of course, there are any dishes, but they are not prepared very quickly. We didn't have "torn off" entertainment, although we also like to hooligan, with the exception of Russia's Independence Day on June 12th. The governor of the island gave a reception for the second time in honor of this day and invited all Russian vacationers to this holiday. Very nice, funny and interesting. There was even a governor and our Dmitry Krylov. A sea of ​ ​ champagne and cakes, a concert-disco with fireworks, etc. until the morning. Everyone got drunk in zu-zu (they sold any drinks). Then they took the carcasses on buses to the hotels - we arrived at them and they were waiting for us from the evening. And everything is free. There were over 700 people. and had very pleasant feelings for their own. That without fights and other outrages. In general, I think that the rest was very successful and, in particular, the hotel is quite tolerable. I recommend. All costs are approximately 130-140 thousand rubles. including everything. Last year about 180t. R.