I know it’s been a little while since I posted. But I have several posts in the works: a new Maškare post for 2014, more observations on cultural differences, and more insights on the process of being an American overseas. For today, just some simple daily routine things. Caroling season is over obviously, and … Read more
Now to write about my little trip to Paris. I was there for four full days last week – arriving Monday morning and leaving Friday morning. My reason for the trip was quite simple – to visit Miloš one more time while I was in Europe before having to go home. (That will be for … Read more
Earlier tonight, my friend Debbie and I headed into the 1st district to the area of the Rathaus (City Hall) to enjoy the last weekend of the Wiener Eistraum. Literally translated, it means the Vienna Ice Dream. For lots more detailed information, you can visit the Wiener Eistraum’s official website. The entire park area in … Read more
Well, the day finally came for us to leave Zadar, and we were up early to be able to catch our taxi to the bus station, in order to get the 10:30 bus back to Crikvenica. We actually made really good time and were able to catch the 10:15 bus. I have to say, besides … Read more
At this point, we only had two more full days in Zadar before it was time to head back to Crikvenica. On this particular day, we decided to head into Old Town again for lunch and try out another one of the places we’d been passing by almost daily. It was the Restaurant Groppo, which … Read more
There weren’t going to be ANY more early mornings for Miloš and I until our last day, which meant sleeping in – my favorite! (Seriously, how can people be “morning people?” My brain just doesn’t comprehend…) We headed into Old Town and decided to check out one of the touristy famous beaches – Kolovare. But … Read more
(This post has been edited to add that I know most people find this blog entry because they want to learn how to get to Saharun when they are in Zadar. To keep things easy for those people, here are the directions at the top of the post. If you want to continue to read about OUR … Read more
After our normal routine of sleeping in (neither of us are morning people), our fourth day in Zadar (Monday) involved another visit to Giardin for some yummy pizza. (And more bottled Coke of course!) We decided that on this day we were going to head the opposite direction along the shore – south – via … Read more
On our third day in Zadar, we decided to head out and walk north as soon as we reached the sea. We also started a little daily tradition…. There were fig trees on the corner down a few blocks from our hotel. I had never actually tried fresh figs – I didn’t know what to … Read more