Hotel Riviera Portoroz

... he is asking me if I am ok every minute and wont let me get out of bed to do anything. We have spent three days just doing nothing in the room but on sunday we went out for a walk and I seem to be getting better at one point I think that I wanted to come home but what difference does it make being here or at home. We have some sunshine now and I can just relax.

I have slept for nearly 14 hours ...

... 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 ...

... d'Italia, the largest and undoubtly the most beautiful square in Europe overlooking the seafront, and the Molo Audace...all within easy reach!

When your legs start to feel tired, stop for a coffee or a glass of spritz, perhaps in one of the famous places where Joyce, Saba or Svevo used to get inspiration for their masterpieces. Just to mention a couple, Caffè degli Specchi in Piazza Unità, and Caffè San Marco, in via Battisti 18.

The ...

... to take a walking tour of Diocletians Palace3, which is the old part of town, full of shops and restaurants and peoplećs apartments and old stones. Found the synogogue and a home marked with a mogen David. Our guide estimated there are maybe 100 Jews in Split todazt, says they sxtayed into centers like zagreb. We had dinner with a young accountant from Vancouver -- we were the onlyx 3 on the tour. Due to her firm encouragin unpaid leave, she ...

... alittle burnt after our swim on the red island but o well much welcomed after all this rain. We also stopped off at this cave in the middle of no where within the rocks of one of the other smaller islands..annnd there was all you could drink herbal brandy and wine...and of course iced tea and juices...all in all awesommmme boat tour..highly suggest for the best taste of what ...

... cave to be open for public, a large project was initiated. With certain amount of financial aid for the realization of the project and with significant own investment, the cave was cleaned up, and its trails and lighting were tended to. It is worth visiting.

The temperature in the cave is between 13 and 14 degrees throughout the whole year and you might even catch a glance of a bat or a small “albino” crab.

... Anyway, being around these relatives without my immediate family made me a little sad and missing them...but really I have not been completely homesick one bit!! Which I am thoroughly impressed with myself because I am already almost 2 months into my stay, and its been great!! When I was in France, I am pretty sure I wanted to go home by week 1!! Anyway, I do have some exciting news that helps if I ever get sad...is that Mum and Dad are coming over ...

Sorry, too dark for any good pictures, but here are a few attempts. This place is HUGE, with awesome, massive caverns that blow your mind, very impressive and interesting. The remains of the original internal stairs are visible in many spots, built by the original explorers ...

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 ...

... 2004. Although it's not really reunited as such, as it's still administered as two towns, the effect of it is it's one of the easier border crossings you can make - you simply get off the train in Slovenia, walk all of 10m and you're in Italy. So technically I've now been to Italy ;) Don't think I'll count this one, though. Onwards!