Histria Pula

... to getting us to Slovenia where on Friday I can then go and get the stiches out. So we have a bus ride in the morning bought the lady from the appartments some chocolates and left her a note to say thanks as she has been amazing with us letting us stay for nothing. So everyone dont worry I am well enough to be typing this blog today and will put on pics for the past few weeks when the computer will let me.

... I did not know what had happened and I think I was knocked out for a few minutes so Ian went to get some help and they called an ambulance. They were amazing really the lady from the theatre was cool helping me to get up but I could not walk and felt like I was going to pass out again. Anyways got taken to hospital in Pula and spent the next few hours having xrays and scans and allsorts. They had to put 4 ...

... the islands...and istria is all about. So in my opinion the istria region should definitely be top of your list, especially rovinj though its really not the easiest to get to! No trains only buses and no real direct lines...well thats kinda all croatia im finding...unfortunately transportation hassles are just part of traveling. At least its worth it when you make it there!

rainy weather...im sure it would be muchhh nicer here if it was actually sunny... o well...theres this pretty big amphitheater here..not shabby..also the james joyce museum,..guess he spent alot of time here..a big arch..istria is the area known for their truffles as well...i tried some truffle cheese mmmmm delish ...

... Upon crossing the border, the train stops for half an hour and the "Show of the Uniformed People" starts: first it's the hungarian passport controller's turn, next it's time for the hungarian customs control, the next one is the croatian passport controller, of course, and finally it's the croatian customs controller's turn. Oh my god! I want Croatia in the European Union NOW!! "Something to declare ...

We met Mauro Dujmovic for our private walking tour of Rovinj. We went past an amazing market with local produce, olive oil and souvenirs. We wound our way up through the old village to the top where the church was. The view of the sea was breathtaking. We then went for traditional Croatian coffee at a seaside cafe. Very strong.

The sunny day turned blazingly hot. We wandered through the more modern part ...

... Its absolutely crystal clear and a lovely temperature. I got a bit frazzled witht the heat, but a nice cool shower when we were back at the hostel sorted that out. Had a few beers and some fish in town... Pula is quite expensive and we are hoping that further away from the city we will spend a bit less cash. The weather hasnt been great today, quite overcast and weve had a thunderstorm or 2 this afternoon. Fingers crossed for the rest of the week. Photos to come later...

... the local Karlovachko beer all seems right with the world. Eminently hospitably, he also had a penchant for not worying about tallying up the coffees at the end of the meal and would even throw in a bit of his seemingly homebrewed white spirit for free as well. Elsewhere, unfortunately, the tourist rort was well and truly on. Fed by European tourists, the locals have learned - then bettered - European pricing. Internet prices five times ...

... All the while the wind is blowing and the tarp is threatening to break. Hopefully that would be it, just some very high winds, but no... it had to start to thunder and lighting. Alex is afraid of lightning and I couldn't help but remember that the tent poles are made of aluminum (it seemed like a bad thing in a thunderstorm) and after a short debate we were outside of our tent, back in the rain, and running ...

... would. I came out of the toilet to find the bus driving off down the road, I started sprinting off after it and caught it about 400m down the road when it had to stop at the lights. I crawled aboard knowing that I was lucky that lights had turned red, the fact that I was totally out of breath and red faced seemed totally irrelevant - I was just lucky! Pula is kind of ugly and doesn't have alot going for it, its Italian heritage pronounced it is still ...