Thursday, September 17, 2015

2015 Vacation - Day 10

Buffet breakfast was included in our stay at Villa Eugenia. And the breakfast it was. Plenty in both choices and quantity. Our next stop is Pula and Here started the trip by taking us on another adventure. She took us straight up the Ucka mountain which rises as a backdrop of Lovran and all of the little towns around. Road was very curvy and getting narrower as we got closer to the top. Our car almost stalled at one point due to the incline; it was so steep I had to downshift to first in order to continue. At the end it was about one car width, we were concerned if someone comes from the opposite direction.  And as soon as we cleared the last curve we came across two young people standing there waiting for the cops after they collided (at the widest part of the road). They were both ok, minor fender bender. The focal point of visiting Pula was the Arena. And it did not failed to impress. It is magnificent in its size and beauty. Here it was that we learned that the 'thumbs up, thumbs down' was a Hollywood invention. After thoroughly checking it, getting some souvenirs and refreshments we made a dart for Porec to see my old friend Zdenjek. He was at work but managed to take and hour to show us around and have a cup of coffee at the end. It was nice seeing him again. It was already mid afternoon when we decided to head back to Zadar. This time I was not going to let Here dictate the route. I wanted to show Janet the beauty of the Adriatic coastline along the old Magistrala. And I don't think I failed. At times a bit scary with it's twists, turns and heights, but ultimately beautiful. We made a stop at Selce, a place where I had spent part of my military training some forty years ago. It's still pretty much the same, camping and the beach. When we arrived to Zadar it was already pretty late, we were hungry so we just walked to the nearby bakery and got some burek and went to bed.

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