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Ilok, Croatia - Day 17/18
Ilok 2 Luck is still with us! But it didn't seem like it at the time.
After leaving Cerna we passed through lots of quaint villages and are literally side by side, most of them attractive but certainly not part of a tourist trail. Starting to get late and the prospect was looking like sleeping under a bridge - or head to Belgrade. We had …
On to Croatia
... 25000 defenders were killed they held off the attackers for 87 days while outnumbered 20 -1. Vukovar is often called The Hero Town. Vukovar has 40 per cent unemployment and still has scars of the conflict. The water tower which we saw pulling into town is still riddled with bullets and has pieces missing. Osijek has restored many of its buildings which was built in Austria- Hungarian baroque architecture. Tonight ...
SOME WINE TASTING
... girls about Nathalie being the new Catherine re walking into others' pictures.
To the town of Karacan for a shot of pear brandy [fairly rough]. The guide for the 'Street of Forgotten Times' was awol so the waiter passed on a few remarks.
Into a small cabin for the wine tasting. Pork fat deep fried and onions plus cottage cheese were supplied as we tasted 2 whites and 2 reds. Some had a preference for the first ...
'THE WORLD DIDN'T WAIT FOR US'
... at trip's end]. I think he will be quite fun. He said he was available 24/7 but suggested calls for mossie bites, out of toilet paper and how to get home when drunk would be frowned upon.
Zsolt said we should not engage those in the former Yugoslavia about the war in the Balkans [something Arjan was quite ready to agree to]. The war will be the 'elephant in the room' on this trip so hopefully it does come up from several perspectives. The 'why?' is an ...
Day 16, July 28 (120km) -Off to Bed
Today I enter Croatia and route 53 out of Hungary was getting dicey. Not much room for the bike when cars were coming from both directions. Seems like the days are now becoming about getting to destination, refueling and recovering. The heat was very intense today and I was very happy to see A/C in the room. I actually spent almost entire evening just lying on the bed naked cooling off. ...
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