We’re getting surprises every day on the prices of things. Sometimes very cheap, sometimes very expensive. $6 per coffee at a place on the harbor and the waiter had tourist fatigue to the max. Not friendly. $1.20 glass of wine, $1.50 glass of beer, also on the harbor, waitress with…
A couple of posts ago I mentioned an Italian family at another table in Baracuda, the best restaurant in Mali, Losinj, Croatia. I hadn’t wanted to take a picture of our excellent dinner there (sorry cousin Barb) but I snuck out my phone for this quick picture. Couldn’t resist. They…
After our exciting drive along the top of the mountain which is Cres Island, Croatia, we dropped down to sea level and crossed a narrow swivel bridge onto Losinj Island. At some point in the distant past, the two islands were one. But a narrow channel was cut that saved…
From our spot at the ferry landing in Brestova, we could see the ferry boat across the water at the landing at Porozina, Cres, Croatia. We had an hour wait and Geni surprised the woman at the cafe with a tip. The woman spoke very little English but we were…
The road from Pula toward the islands of the upper Dalmatian archipelago wound through a low hills, rocky, shrubs and small trees countryside. There was a village of 5 to 50 homes every few kilometers. You could see the village from miles away because of the church steeple sticking up…
The city of Pula, Croatia is a port not far from Rovinj. It has a bit of a gritty, industrial look to it from a distance, during the approach, and up close. There were many Tito-era, ugly Communist-style, cement apartment buildings. Some seemed rather new, but just as ugly as…
