Well, we have revised our opinion of Rovinj...the smell has mostly gone....the weather yesterday was once again blu skies & hot...about 30 deg...which is what we have been having most of the time we¨ve been away...got a bit of a tan going which won¨t last long once we get back to that chilly weather.
Yesterday went for a drive to Pula to see the 6th largest remaining Colosseum in Europe...very interesting but considering the size of the place, it was damn hard to find!!! Did the audio tour...now we dont have to go back to the one in Rome (which hasnt changed much in the last 32 years that we could see) ...& one per trip is enough, we feel. Pula itself is not very appealing & we couldnt wait to get out...drove down a side road to a place called Fašana...absolutely gorgeous & really quiet...lovely little rocky beach with very clear water...we wished we had our togs with us. Leaving there we were going to return to Rovinj but decided to continue on to Motovun...a hilltop fortified village...quite old & very pretty...the views were to die for...all across the valleys over the vineyards & olive groves....had a drink in the shade of a chestnut tree on the very top in a piazza. Walked around the walls for our views...almost did ,360 deg.
Everywhere we have gone, there have been groups of schoolkids & teachers....doing end of year trips to all the interesting things nearby...typical kids..really noisy & the teenagers are smartasses just like at home!!
We drove back vis Poreć outskirts & on to Funtana (which is known for a dialect peculiar only to that town), around the Lim Fjord & back to Rovinj...it was a long day of touring around but we are having today to look really thoroughly around Rovinj .
Tomorrow, we return our car to Zagreb & catch the train to Ljubljana. Love to all
What a great boon the car gave you, so much to see. looking on the map you have travelled quite a few klms, and, in some out of the way spots. Recieved card of Civita di Bagnoregio OMG unreal . I had imagined it to be near the coast. who would or could live there? S and H arrive tomorrow for the night , have just had their blog/....how exciting for them. Dad unable to climb stairs for Greg;s 50th,party at Tugan should be a good night for him. Our Love Mum and Dad....Both look a bit tanned.
ReplyDeleteHi T & J, Just been catching up on the Blogs, we have Bede/S/J/F here for weekend.I will be keen to talk to you two when you get back about Pula, have read about it in my Croatia book and it sounds impressive. D & I will be going back. Glad all is well and keep enjoying.
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