Italy as a whole was frustrating for me. It seemed to build me up with beautiful rivers along which perched tiny wooden cottages who's owners spread nets, like spider webs, over the expanse of the river, BUT then delivered such strange road signs that we would end up driving through the Hobart mall of seaside towns. However before we left we visited Venice, I didn't have high expectations to be honest. People told us that it would be really dirty, but I actually really loved it! We wandered around for about 6 hours. The narrow alleyways and canals were beautiful, and it was definitely the cleanest city in Italy! We got there via a ferry and enjoyed some delicious pizza, pasta and gelato whilst we were there.
The day after we drove out of Italy and toward Croatia. To get there we went through Slovenia, and in the half hour we drove through Slovenia we saw about 7 spit roast pigs on the go... the smell, well it made be glad not to be vegetarian.
Then on to Croatia...we've pretty much driven the length of it now and it is certainly a land of contrasts. It seems to be a place mostly consisting of solid rock and craggy mountains and hills, its very dramatic. However in all its valleys and along the river mouths people have gone agriculturally mad, and its beautiful. Add to that the perfectly clear, blue ocean along the coast. Its awesome and I love it.
We found this tiny camper place our first day and got a spot on the waters edge, literally 3-4 meters away from the water. And it was quiet, so beautifully and perfectly and wonderfully quiet...so we slept and swam and sunbaked and read, and wished we had snorkels and fishing rods and boats etc.
A couple days later we made to Dubrovnik, certainly a tourist town, but very cool. They understand camping here so we've been very comfortable. We walked the old town walls in 35 degree heat, had some lunch and a giant beer and then went swimming. Life is simple but good.
No comments:
Post a Comment