Blogs from Pula, Istria, Croatia, Europe - page 2

Geo: 44.8739, 13.8453 GÜN 55 GÜNLERDEN SALI: Allahtan Hollanda galip gelmiş .. Komşularımız zurna gibi oldular dün gece .. sabah çıt yok .. Uyandık…toparlandık çayımızı yaptık …kahvaltımızı bitirip yola çıktık Yolda biraz yakıt takviyesi yapıp Pula 'ya vardık. Pula Istria bölgesinin en büyük şehridir. Antik Roma çağlarından beri, Pula Istria'nin idari merkezi olmuştur. Şehir ılımlı iklimi, dalgasız düz denizi ve zarar görmemiş doğası ile bilinmektedir. Şehrin geleneksel iktisadi faaliyet alanları: şarapçılık, balıkçılık, gemi yapımı ve turizmdir. Kampımıza yaklaşırken, bermutad MIO (GPS) saçmalamaları yaşandı . Alana inen pilotlar gibi, idareyi elime almak zorunda kaldım.. Bu ... read more

Majapaikkani oli siis Hostel Sonja (http://hostelpula.com/) ja majoituin vihreaan huoneeseen. Keittion astiat ja ruokailuvalineet seka jaakaapin hyllyt oli jaettu huoneittain. Olin laittanut heratyksen kahdeksan jalkeen, jotta ehtisin syoda aamupalan ja kayda suihkussa ennen sovittua pyykkiaikaa. Kavin juomassa kupin kahvia ja ostin hostellille mehua, jukurttia ja burekkeja, jotka ovat siis jonkinlaisia piiraita. Kun olin aamupalalla, Andrean isa toi pari yopyjaa paikalle. Myohemmin Andrea ja hanen aitinsa tulivat siivoamaan. Jatin pyykit pestaviksi ja lahdin kaupungille. Kavin ensin kiertamassa amfiteatterin. En vaivautunut menemaan sisalle, koska ulkoakin naki siita tarpeeksi. Kavin katsomassa hiljaista rautatieasemaa ja ostin palatessani postista postimerkkeja. Lahdin sitten kello 12.50 bussilla kohti Verudellan niemea. Kiersin niemen paidatta vast... read more

Pula...a small city, but full of roman vestiges ! The Croatia is becoming more and more attractive for tourists, so, prices are becoming expensive... The restaurants, products in supermarket, and hotels, are the same price than in France and for some more expensive! So prepare your wallet ! But, fortunately, ice creams cost around 80ct (€) ! For the hotels, you can, or go in a hotel in the center to go by walk to the different sightseeing, and enjoy citycenter life; or go in some kind of clubs next to the sea. In clubs, you can swim in the sea (or swimming pool), hiking on the coasts...and just take a bus to the city center, or go by walk if you want ! (that's what we did). In the city, you have a lot of ... read more

It was our third and last day in Pula and it really has been an excellent stopover for us. The apartment has been great with plenty of room to spread ourselves out and has everything that we could have wanted in facilities including a washing machine. So for the first time on the adventure we were able to wash clothes in a washing machine rather than by hand. It was a bit like being Bear Grylls on the Discovery channel finding his way out at the end of the programme and the excitement of being rescued except for us it was the luxury of a washing machine which at home we take for granted. Nearly 3 hours after putting the clothes in the machine they were ready to hang out (these front loaders are so s ... read more

Gelato flavour of the day - GMB - Kiwi (a taste of home) The hotel for the night was situated in a small town about 11km from Pardeone and when we arrived we were the only names the woman on the front desk had on her list so we weren't surprised when we were the only ones at breakfast. There had been a short but loud thunderstorm last night as we went to bed and it had done the trick by clearing the air with the morning dawning fine and clear,well as clear as we have seen in the European smog which is more evident in the northern parts of Italy. The small town was more like a place you might come across in England than in Italy with tidy wide streets and properties lined with ... read more