Around the Adriatic: Croatia - Zadar, Thursday 2019 April 11


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April 11th 2019
Published: May 24th 2020
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Our trip’s stated objective was to participate in a “strenuous” hike in Paklenica National Park. By the end of last night, there were only three people who wanted to risk the first half hour of rocky assent, because of all the rain. By this morning, when there was again light rain, Manka cancelled the hike because it is very slippery in the rain. Breakfast was delightful because the hotel r... Read Full Entry



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Restaurant Stipe, Zadar Restaurant Stipe, Zadar
Restaurant Stipe, Zadar

Quiet on a wet day
Interior courtyard Interior courtyard
Interior courtyard

Zadar's Venetian heritage
Greeting to the Sun Greeting to the Sun
Greeting to the Sun

Engraved with solar details for local saints' days
And the planetsAnd the planets
And the planets

Correct for size but not distance
Outside Zadar Outside Zadar
Outside Zadar

Dramatic clouds and landscape
Starigrad Starigrad
Starigrad

Locale of our hotel
Vicko Hotel Vicko Hotel
Vicko Hotel

Dining room on the second floor with views of the Adriatic Sea
Sea front by the hotel Sea front by the hotel
Sea front by the hotel

A moment of light rain
Fishing at duskFishing at dusk
Fishing at dusk

Peaceful quiet



27th May 2020
Fresh mussels in a delicious sauce, Stipe Restaurant

Looks delicious
It's lunch time here in eastern Australia as I read this, and I'm drooling over this dish! Enjoyed following your adventures in this blog :)
30th May 2020
Fresh mussels in a delicious sauce, Stipe Restaurant

Delicious Lunch
You have an excellent imagination to taste this dish from so far away. Happy to know you are enjoying my trip.
30th May 2020

Another amazing day
I'm surprised again at the things I take for granted - glass, in this case. I've never thought about where it came from or all the tiny improvement steps along the way. I was interested to see both workers wearing eye protection, almost like welders, I presume. Your fabulous sunset photo is a reminder that stormy weather can be more interesting, photographically, than sunny days and cloudless skies. And I agree with the comment that the mussels look tasty.
31st May 2020

Glass
The Museum of Ancient Glass was one of my favourite visits on the trip. Indeed, we take glass for granted.

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