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Accommodating Trieste
... babies. It was 9:30pm before the ship was even unloaded. We had another adventure with the strollers, but eventually made it. Poor, poor babies! I have never been so glad to have an overnight bag and their beds with us. Luckily, two screaming babies got us through the check in lines on the ship very quickly. By 11:00pm, we had all crashed, clean and fed. Then it was time to write off the beginning as a bad dream and enjoy the actual ...
Ears, fleas and horses
... are, she will introduce trick or treat to whomever we are with, even if we live with gnomes by then. I have to agree with her in some ways, but for me, this is part of the experience; not having everything like home is part of figuring out what feeds me, what is important and what traditions I want to keep. Halloween is a spirit, or feeling, and I know I can have this wherever I am. Next year, though, I am breaking out the belly dancing costume, so beware. ...
A City of Light
... and today it still claims a large Italian community.
We began our introduction to the city with a walking tour :) after which I could probably offer you a dozen possibilities for overnights. We even wandered through an interesting Russian looking art deco hotel that was like a scene from a movie. But after walking the city we ended up staying only a block away from the busy harbor ...
Moving in to Rovinj
... br>
It was now time to head to Rovinj so we walked back to the hotel, collected our bags and car and made the 35 kilometer drive to Rovinj. Driving up to the town of Rovinj, it's obvious that it is a small/old town. No cars are allowed into the old town center so we parked and walked the rest of the way. Our apartment was right in the old town with views of the water. When we got to the apartment, I could tell that ...
Hotel Valamar
... of day trips to the neighboring islands, to the nearby fjord, and a giant ship made the journey to Venice in warmer seasons. It was sadly now docked for the winter, waiting quietly for the seasons to pass.
The town of Porec is windy and cobbled, with shops and residences lining the streets. Porec has been inhabited since ancient times, once becoming a Roman town, then inhabited by Christians, the Byzantines ...


