Reunited with the Sea

After 7 long months it finally happened..I was reunited with a big body of salty water. Sadly, it was too cold to go in, but the views were just enough to satisfy my need for the next few months before I can get myself in some beachy sunshine. 

Helllllllooooo Croatia!

Brendan, Katie and I split our week in Croatia into two parts: 

Zagreb (the country's capital) and Rijeka a city which lays on the Adriatic Sea about 4 hours west of Zagreb. Both were absolutely beautiful but I do have to say our one full day in Rijeka couldn't have been better. The day consisted of waking up early walking to the beach and lounging for awhile before walking up about a MILLION stairs to a castle. There we talked and talked while looking out over the cities, mountains and the water, of course. Then we ate lunch outside at a cafe at the top of the hill which was served to us in PERECT portion size. We descended the stairs and hopped on the bus to a tourist town Opatija which is called the Monte Carlo of Croatia. We explored the harbor, walked through a park and had coffee and cake while watching the sun go down. We got back to our room, watched the Simpsons and went out to a Belgian pub recommended by the owner of our accomodations. It was pretty yummy. The trip wouldn't have been complete without meeting a random group of people, so we did just that. While Brendan was in the bathroom a group of drunken sailors 2 from England and 1 from Texas offered to buy Katie and I beers. We politely declined but were quite entertained by them. "Andy" sang and danced "Windy City" around the pub and tried to convince us that Reno was in California. We slyly escaped giggling before making our way back to the water for a quick last look before bed. Perfect. 

 

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Zagreb

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The train ride to the coast

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The beach in Rijeka