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Cyprus: the good, the bad and the ugly part 2

This post was before the word press upgrade, sorry it does not look very good Nicosia (Lefkosia in Turkish) is the last divided country capital in the world. The division is marked by the Green Line, named for the color of the ink on the map to draw the country boundaries in 1964. The southernContinue reading “Cyprus: the good, the bad and the ugly part 2”

Cyprus: the good, the bad and the ugly part 1

This post was done before WordPress upgraded so it looks really bad, sorry. “It’s the second half of the cruise and you know he hates to lose” -Neil Young Cripple Creek Ferry “Has your luck run out?” she laughed at him Well, I guess you must have known it would someday” -Bob Dylan Lily, RoseMary andContinue reading “Cyprus: the good, the bad and the ugly part 1”

They do make you stumble…

This was originally posted January 7, 2019. Since then we have stumbled over many stolpersteine. Each time we find one, either by chance or intent, we take a picture and add it here. Countries included- Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Italy, Croatia, France, Bosnia-Hercegovina, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland. We see stoplersteine throughout Europe; big cities and tiny, repulsedContinue reading “They do make you stumble…”

Auf Weidersehen Croatia

For our last week (of five total weeks) in Croatia we continued our coastal tour southward spending several days in both Zadar and Trogir before catching our flight back to Germany on December 11. Zadar and Trogir, continued the theme of the Dalmatian Coast with ancient walled cities, ubiquitous limestone, Roman ruins, medieval churches, andContinue reading “Auf Weidersehen Croatia”

Pula, Treiste and Rijeka, the Istrian Trilogy: Part 2

Rijeka * see part 1Rijeka, the last Istrian Peninsula trilogy stop, is yet another Croatian port-town with Roman ruins, Venetian influences, daily Farmer’s Market and old city charm. But, for some reason, to us, Rijeka just felt right.There were dilapidated buildings, neglected buildings and graffiti. Beaches were both industrial and beautiful plusContinue reading “Pula, Treiste and Rijeka, the Istrian Trilogy: Part 2”

Obligatory Food Blog

November 30, 2018 So, time to talk turkey, our obligatory food post.We know you have all been waiting for the food commentary especially during the food lull between Thanksgiving, Hanukah and Christmas. We can start by showing our ex-pat Thanksgiving meal from our kitchen in Pula. As we rolled into this Italian influenced town inContinue reading “Obligatory Food Blog”

Bloc party in Zagreb

Another trip over the Alps, this time not by Easy Jet or elephant but by European Greyhound, the Flixbus, and this time not over the true Alps but the “Dinaric Alps” or also commonly called Dinarides (it’s highest peak is 8839 ft in Albania) the mountain range that runs north-south through the Balkans. We arrivedContinue reading “Bloc party in Zagreb”

Hvala Dubrovnik, Dobar dan Split

Most tourists are only here for a few hours unloaded from tour group buses then repacked at the end of the day. So, since we’ve been here almost 2 weeks we are now eligible to vote. We qualify because we have done everything you can do here besides the stuff that costs money. That includedContinue reading “Hvala Dubrovnik, Dobar dan Split”

Croatia 2: The War and Mostar

this entry was imported in an older format and looks pretty bad, can’t change it. Every silver lining has a cloud. Dubrovnik is another European city that has been touched by war. It’s ironic and fitting that a Balkan area was chosen for some of the filming of the Game of Thrones; a series aboutContinue reading “Croatia 2: The War and Mostar”

Croatia 1: Dubrovnik on the rocks

Hannibal crossed the Alps on elephants, we used Easy Jet. Same comfort and trunk space with equally dramatic scenery, but no peanuts. The clouds conveniently parted on our flight, and the Alps appeared below, the definition of majestic, and a completely different view and feeling then flying over the Rockies or Sierra Nevada- our frames of reference. WeContinue reading “Croatia 1: Dubrovnik on the rocks”