You'd never know it from these photos, but the first half of the day in beautiful Rovinj was a bit of a disaster. I would guess that most parents will probably say, "duh!" to this, but to be completely honest, traveling with our sweet kids has often been exhausting. I can still see Cam looking over at me, holding one of our screaming babies while I held the other in the middle of a crowded cobblestone street of tourists in Rovinj, and saying WHAT THE HECK ARE WE DOING!? Sometimes we just have to ... continue reading...
Dinners at Home in the Beautiful Hills of Zagreb
About thirty years ago, many of the homes in this valley weren't here. The land was covered in vineyards with little villages dotting the hills. Today, those villages have grown, including the one we live in, but you can still see how many of the vineyards there are. Almost all of our neighbors have a small vineyard in their backyard! Before we moved here, and before Cam took his trip to Zagreb to house hunt, I was hoping we'd find a house really close to the city center so that we could walk ... continue reading...
The Hilltop Town of Moscenice, Istria
This was our first taste of the beautiful region of Istria in the northwest corner of Croatia along the Adriatic. It's a romantic place, with a stunning coastline and pretty seaside villages, rolling hills, vineyards, forests with the delicious truffles growing naturally within them, and hilltop towns. Moscenice is a tiny medieval town on the southern coast that we saw up in the hills, and followed a winding road up hoping to explore and find lunch. Stone homes with pretty turquoise shutters ... continue reading...
Evening Walk in Zagreb
Zagreb is an incredibly lovely and fascinating city. It seems to get overlooked by most tourists who head straight to the coast (understandable -- the Croatian Coast is amazing!) but there is so much to see and learn in the capital. This is the view of Crkva Sv Marka (St. Mark's Church) from the Lotrscak Tower that blasts off a canon every day at noon to mark midday and to signal to churches to ring their bells. Right next to St. Mark's is the Sabor, the Croatian Parliament, and the most ... continue reading...
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