Hey!
I know it’s Monday, which means that for the first time since I started this blog, I’m undeniably late. In my defense, I’ve completely lost all sense of time. We’ve been to so many places that the days have begun to blur together.
Okay, that sounds bad to me too. But I’ve been to 4 cities in 3 countries since last Sunday. I’m losing track of it all because so much has happened.
Last Monday, we nearly missed our flight from Istanbul to Sarajevo. We made it, thanks to some lovely travelers who let us cut in front of them in the passport line. It turned out that our bags had not taken the journey with us. Either leg. They were still in Tel Aviv. There was nothing we could do except for continue to the hostel without them. We were fortunate enough to get them the next morning, delivered straight to the hostel without further incident.
That was not the only mishap of the trip so far. On Saturday, we went on a bus from Zadar, Croatia to the Nin lagoon. Due to some unclear signage at a bus stop, we got off in a hurry at the wrong place. In the rush, I dropped my phone. It took a kind restauranteur and a whole lot of phone calls, but we managed to flag down the driver. Of course, I had to wait until we were back at the bus station in Zadar before I could actually get it back.
These incidents have been stressful, but the rest of the trip is incredible. Sarajevo is a fascinating place. We learned about the longest siege in modern history, which was still going on when I was born. Our tour guide told us about the shrapnel collection she had as a kid and showed us “Sarajevo Roses,” indents in the concrete from where a shell had hit. We also went to a few museums and hung around in Old Town Sarajevo.
The Dalmatian Coast of Croatia was a lot more laid back. We went to the beach in Split and then made our way up the coast to Zadar. We walked around the city, which is ancient and full of magnificent old buildings. We swam at the Sea Organ (Google it. Seriously.) and watched the sun set over the Adriatic. Then, we went to Nin, where we had a great afternoon at the beach despite the misadventure with my phone.
Yesterday, we took a bus to Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. We climbed a pretty big hill to a castle. The view was awesome, but thunder started as soon as we reached the top. It started pouring before we made it back to our hostel. We managed to hide from the worst of it, but that basically ended our night in town. This morning, we got up a bit earlier and went exploring. Ljubljana is a small city, but it’s got charm (and a canal).
And now it’s time for some pictures!!!
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We’re back in Croatia for the afternoon, so I’m gonna go explore with my travel buddy. See you Sunday!
