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    Olive oil sippy cups and Croat dinner

    8 november 2023, Kroatien ⋅ 🌙 10 °C

    We drank olive oil and had it drizzled over horsd'oeuvres and desserts! Then we did a night walk of a little town called Balle, where Casanova had a house according to a placque outside on the wall. We took some spooky night pictures and then split into 3 groups where we went to a modest old home and had a 100% homemade dinner with a lovely family in their kitchen, where the daughter came to make everything from scratch to compliment her papa's homemade schnapps. (That's moonshine for us Arkansawyers.). I had a polite taste and gave the rest to my seat mate who was glad to take it.Läs mer

  • Dana of the OzarksAngel Safari with FredResenär
    Razzzberry LionBowing to Mirza, our fearless leader.Measly garden.Foraging for shroomsBasket o'shroomsI'd have brought this ho.e but too big and heavy.2 minute demo for rock wall repair.Oh. Wow. Chickens.Celebrity horse.I love kitchen hearths. Hole below is for draft!Mushrooms roasting.Enjoying the pasta we made.Wedding cookies. We made. We ate. We yummed.

    Shroomin'

    9 november 2023, Kroatien ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C

    Farm visit today just made me appreciate how interesting and unique and awesome OUR farm is. That's what traveling is supposed to do! We could do this if I didn't have to clean first. Anyway we foraged for mushrooms that were everywhere. We got to see the farm's old stone corrals (you can see them on the map) for holding sheep (no sheep or goats or cattle or pigs... just an old swaybacked horse that everyone went gaga over. Ha.) The farmwife taught us how to make pasta, which we shaped over skewers. They had a field planted in lettice, which we picked. (These slickers stepped all over the plants.). The mushrooms were grilled over a kitchen fire. I mean an open fireplace in the kitchen. I want one. We ate the pasta we made. We also made cookies that were finished by dipping them in white wine and sugar. Actually delicious!Läs mer

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  • Dana of the OzarksAngel Safari with FredResenär
    Glad not to be a gladiator.City map of Pula, we are at the stream of water.Not what you think. Water minerals. Seagul drinking fresh water.Defenses build from Roman gravestones.Roman gate of Hercules. Keystone has his face, two stones to the left is his club.

    Pula

    10 november 2023, Kroatien ⋅ 🌧 13 °C

    Threatened rain all day but it never happened. Probably because we were prepared. I was excited to see the intact amphitheater and then learned it was reconstructed by a certain Itiallian dictator in WWII... no, I can't spell his name. It was cool anyway, and there we still some actual Roman masonry. Pretty much all the building materials were repurposed (stolen) for churches and such. The structure is denied by Unesco as a heritage site because it has lights for concerts installed.
    I should mention dad has a bad cold as do some other of the passengers. He comes on the walks anyway. I bought him some medicinal honey at a farmers market but he won't try it. It tastes fantastic. I think it may be infused with elderberry. I got this particular one doing pantomime for a cold and this one was recommended. I will probably eat it all in the next few days. It is amazing.

    PULA (10TH OF NOVEMBER)
    Local Guide: Matijas in the morning, your
    Trip Leader in the afternoon
    Learning and Discovery: Amphitheater and
    market, Underground WWI bunkers,
    Venetian fortress of Pula, Roman temples in
    the Forum, the city hall and the Cathedral of
    Pula
    On Board Activity: Music with the Istrian
    folk band    Läs mer

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    Don't worry. She's laughing cause she got a hug from the head chief.Sounds as amazing as it looks....

    Pula after dark

    10 november 2023, Kroatien ⋅ 🌧 13 °C

    After an evening walk and the usual too much to eat, we had a hilariously dreadful/wonderful onboard concert tonight where two brothers played traditional Istrian instruments for us. To be sure the first ones sounded like kids screwing around on toy horns. Then the sheep-bladder came out...
    Sweet guys tho. Got us all singing Take Me Home Country Roads.    Läs mer

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  • Dana of the OzarksAngel Safari with FredResenär
    Horse head. Lion body. Dragons tail and fire from the mouth. Island crest.
    Stay close, they said. WHERE'S FRED???Floods here too.As I said....Angel? It is on a church door.Castiel rescuing Dean.I have no idea. Bad day at the statue factory.Dad has to inspect every food market. Just in case.Lots of cats. This sweetie clawed me and tried to bite. Lesson learned.Counts as an angel. I'm callin' it.Where are we going? The neatest town of Bale.Yikes.More yikes.Squinch.Now what?1

    Cres. Pronounced Strrress.

    11 november 2023, Kroatien ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C

    This is an island. Oh look. More narrow streets. And a fairly strrrresssful bus ride to the Griffin Vulture Center with a terrific surprise. (See next footprint) The weather turned nice and I spent a beautiful afternoon relaxing on our veranda while dad prowls the city. All the electric bikes were spoken for and to be honest, I'm pampering a cold I caught from dad.Läs mer

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  • Dana of the OzarksAngel Safari with FredResenär
    Dad twirled me.We had bikes on board. I wish I had taken advantage like these two.

    Cres (Mirza's)

    11 november 2023, Kroatien ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C

    CRES (11TH OF NOVEMBER)
    Local Guide: Jelena, Tomislav and
    Your Trip Leader
    Learning and Discovery: The largest
    Croatian island with wild sheep, the
    little town of Cres and its streets’
    maze. The recovery centre for Griffin
    Vultures. The Roman Bridge.
    Food or drink given by your trip leader: Kacotici cookies and wine at the beach.
    On Board Activity: Artemis Beach Boys Show!!!    Läs mer

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    Peeking in on Griffon Vultures.Nearly empty village over looking the sea.Bar.Roman Bridge. The most intact one in Croatia. No idea why it is here.I bought this for too much money. Not sorry.Rocks I can't bring home.

    Something completely different

    11 november 2023, Kroatien ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C

    Griffon Vulture preserve, a Roman road/bridge and a town called Bele with under 55 inhabitants. (Free houses, I am told). You only need a big bus on a narrow road with steep drops to get here. All the stone crumbling buildings are farm buildings for the town but no animals anywhere. I did learn that the town we toured is empty because it is olive picking season. Every family has particular trees side by side and mixed together. They inherit them and some are hundreds of years old. There are almost NO farm animals anywhere. That's one of the reason the vultures are endangered because there are no carcasses to eat!Läs mer

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    Veterans night celebration

    11 november 2023, Kroatien ⋅ 🌙 12 °C

    Dad and I danced, I'm absolutely certain he appreciates Diane even more now. Our waiters and cooks wore silly costumes as they served us and finished the evening playing music with the head chief playing a speaker box like a drum. It ended with a Balinease dishwasher dancing for us with a conga line around him. You had to be there.Läs mer

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    Nope

    12 november 2023, Kroatien ⋅ 🌧 12 °C

    Stayed in the cabin all day with the sniffles, sneezes, and drips. Dad ventured out and said all I missed was a walk in a city on a dreary day. Our group attended a cooking class, that has something to do with shrimp. My biggest project was washing some rocks I found with the hopes that if they smell like bleach maybe customs wallet me keep them. The red one turned out to be just clay and started to disintegrate when I washed it so I tossed it overboard, which was enough excitement for one day.Läs mer

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    Truffles feel like clods of dirt. And taste similar.
    Andiamo, truffle doggies!Bus driver heroics. He turned around.Closer to home than I thought.They also had donkey sausage.Old city gate.Another St. Mark lion of Venice. Book closed. Unsafe town.They had mistletoe brandy. Others tasted it. Faces were made.Evidence that the legend that a giant built this town may be true.

    HUMming along

    13 november 2023, Kroatien ⋅ ☁️ 4 °C

    I probably have the map wrong, but we were in beautiful countryside and visited magical villages and learned all about truffle dogs. Still, an alarming lack of farm animals, which has me puzzled. Hum is the castle in the clouds. The view was amazing. A kindergarten class played on the town square and the walk on the walls was awesome.Läs mer

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    Motovun & Hum (Mirza's)

    13 november 2023, Kroatien ⋅ ☀️ 9 °C

    MOTOVUN & HUM (13TH OF NOVEMBER)
    Local Guide: Mario, Nikola with Nero & Zara
    Learning and Discovery: Istrian black and white
    truffles. Istrian Forests and hilltop towns. The
    fortified Venetian city of
    Motovum: a castle in the sky.
    The smallest town in the
    word: Hum. The Museum of
    Hum: life of another century.
    Aura the local distillery.
    Included Meals: Lunch at
    the Humska Konoba Restaurant
    On Board Activity: Captain farewell dinner    Läs mer

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  • Dana of the OzarksAngel Safari with FredResenär
    Hotel California. Kind of a last stand. Now a museum of futility.Homemade tanks.

    I hate this place.

    14 november 2023, Kroatien ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C

    Who knew the Hotel California was in Karlovac? This is now a museum for the 1992 War between Croatia and Serbia. I read the inscription next to the tie-dye pants and had to go outside and walk around. Our Serbian born guide says this war is only half over. Everyone is waiting for the second movement. He escaped Sarajevo with his family when he was a boy. The descriptions of nationalism turning neighbors against one another sounds too possible at home.
    Nikola Tesla was born near here. I wish we'd gone there instead.    Läs mer

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    Complicated menu. I miss Chef Darko.

    Zagreb (Mirza's)

    15 november 2023, Kroatien ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C

    ZAGREB (15TH OF NOVEMBER)
    Local Guide: Simona
    Learning and Discovery: Zagreb the Capital city.
    The U-shaped gardens of Zagreb with the local
    theatre. The main square of the Ban Jelacic.
    Cablecar of Zagreb and the two upper former cities
    of Gradec and Kapitol. Local Market. Mary’s painting
    saved from fire. Local Cathedral constantly under
    restoration.
    Included Meals: Farewell Dinner at the Stari Fijaker Restaurant    Läs mer

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    Staging in the Sheraton
    Mural sums it up.Skyscraper construction in background is actually the cathedral restoration going on 50 years.Angel for Megan. Not many here.Angels... Dennis' style.2019 Earthquake damage. Scaffolds everywhere.Tree graffiti.Trees were fantastic though.Giant square seems ideal for a political ruckus.There was a FREE GAZA demonstration here last night."Meet me under the tail." is a local tradition.

    Zagreb. Grafitti Capitol City

    15 november 2023, Kroatien ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C

    A city recovering from an earthquake in 2019. Food was meh. Feeling forlorn that trip is nearly done. Learned that it has the Best voted Christmas Market in Europe for 4 years running starting next week. Next. Week.

    Surprisingly, it is safe to walk here at night. They are proud of their concrete block tenement sky-scrapers ringing the city. Apparently, they are well-built little self-contained villages within that rode out the earthquake just fine.

    Mirza had an encounter in the hotel elevator with the top 3 European soccer players staying at the Hotel and he was totally star-struck and forgot to take pictures as he was trying to be cool about it: it was so cute!    Läs mer

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    Tile roof hundreds of years old.Worlds oldest pharmacy clipped in the right. Since 1400s.There was a fire in this pass-through. Now a shrine.Painting survived fire: found under ashes. Now people pray here.St. George slays a... catfish?They were nearly done, then the earthquake happened.Masonry recovered from earthquake. Do-over.Where necktie was invented.

    The more interesting upper Zagreb

    15 november 2023, Kroatien ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C

    The world's shortest tram and the invention of the necktie. A miracle painting and a few dragons. And Nick gets a consolation plaque (less flashy than the necktie guy). There is also a Museum for Broken Relationships and lots of shops and market stalls. I could have shopped here. I did poke around a few of them looking for angels but there were none to be found. Maybe they should get more, considering earthquakes and all. Zagreb turned out all right.Läs mer

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    Caio. Caio. Caio.
    Cock-Cannon in upper window fires the hour over Zagreb.Gold angels for Megan. About the only ones we saw, but, *gold*.Tuppins... I mean, Euros a bag.Dominos delivery fleet.The whole row! ALL 4 SEATS, ya'll.

    Parting shots.

    16 november 2023, Kroatien ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C

    A few more pics of Zagreb. Then a farewell celebration and crazy good luck on the plane when we got the whole center row to ourselves. Dad and I had a cracker sword fight. We binge-watched movies: The Debators and The Passengers. I also rewatched Eat. Pray. Love. Just to see Rome again and recognized a couple of scene locations, one near our BnB. Don't like the movie much but it was a nice full-circle experience.Läs mer

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    18 november 2023
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