• Kirk and Anna Lively and LairdItaly, Slovenia, Croatia 2025Traveler
    The coliseum at Pula
    The coliseum at Pula begun in the 1st century BCAmphora display in the gallery beneath the floor of the coliseumOlives where we stopped to picnicMotovun, CroatiaEntry to the fortress at MotovunSipping wine on the fortress wallView of the countryside while sipping wineAnother countryside view from the fortress wallThe main square in the fortressThe main street of MotovunOur last look at MotovunOur lodging in Postogna, SloveniaOne of a herd of donkeys at our tourist farm lodging

    Postogna, Slovenia

    October 1, 2025 in Slovenia ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C

    Leaving Rohinge, we drove south to Pula to visit the Roman coliseum. Of 360 coliseums in Roman world, this was one of the 30 largest, seating 23,000 with 44 cm of seating for each. Turned north to visit the hilltop town of Motovun. Had wine at the top of the fortress wall looking out over the countryside. Then drove north to a tourist farm for our lodging. The next morning we drove to Ljubljana to return our rental car, took the Flix Bus to Mestre, Italy, stayed overnight in the Vienna Hotel, thenRead more