DOLOMITES; CROATIA (ISTRIA AND KRK)

Here are a few photos from our time in the Dolomites, Istria and the northern Croatian islands.

 Lasino, Italy in the Western Dolomites

 

 Riva del Garda

 Lunch at Flavio & Cristina's herb farm where the spinach and strawberries were fresh picked from the garden.

 

 

Istria, Croatia:

 

 Amphitheatre, Pula: It was completed in 80 AD and used for gladiator battles until they were outlawed in the early 5^th C.  It’s the 6^th largest and one of the best-preserved Roman theaters anywhere. Today the arena is used to stage musical events featuring the likes of Placido Domingo and Elton John.

We rented bikes to explore the town and go to a distant beach.  I hadn't been on a bike in several years, but did okay going into town.  When we headed out toward to beach on the roads with no margins and fairly fast traffic it was a different story.  I fell off the bike into grass and bush.  We decided to let F & C carry on and we turned in our bikes and went to the local beach.     

 

Cres Grad, en route to Krk.  We stopped here for lunch and a swim.

 

 

Cristina and Flavio on the beach at Baska, Krk.

 

 

After exploring the coast of Croatia, I wonder if it doesn't mean "rocky place" as that's the most prominant feature.  We marvelled at how anything could grow there.  We enjoyed the seafood, swimming and good company of our friends.