Finding the next hostel was very easy, and the hostel guy at this place was just as hospitable and helpful. And his name? FRANK! hahaha, love it. That first day, we checked out the cathedral and walked around the old town square. Another charming city that we fell in love with immediately. The newer area, the Promenade, is a street of shops and restaurants... it is very modern and updated, and most of the locals don't care for it. I can't say I blame them, considering how perfect the rest of the area seemed to be! A low-key evening with some popcorn and a nice glass of wine. Lovely.
On Monday morning, we set off to find an internet cafe. What we didn't realize when we entered this building was that the computer lab was on the 14th floor... and it was stairs the whole way. Good thing I've been walking everywhere I go for the past 6weeks! With AJ's Kilimanjaro trip coming up, he wanted to break in his boots a bit more, so we decided to walk to Maljan Hill (as Frank suggested!) and check out the beaches and parks. It was a long walk out of the city, but well worth it. After chugging a bottle of water at the first beach, we found a spot to sit on the pebbly shore. This beach was very crowded and the water was murky and stirred up because of all the kids playing. Talk about quality entertainment! :)
Eventually, we kept walking through the park, taking it all in. When we found another little spot to hang out, I laid in the sun and AJ kept walking to break in his boots and do some exploring. This part of the beach was near a place where lots of boats were cruising by at a pretty good pace. Their wake made the waves on the shore pretty rough, and a couple times the water crashed way up and all over me/my stuff/my book... haha, awesome. Good thing everything was dry in 5minutes flat! :)
Once we walked back later and got cleaned up, we enjoyed some dinner on the rooftop of the building across the alley from the hostel. Another great dish of calamari! We cannot get enough, and I think we ate it every day while in Croatia. Sitting there in the setting sun with the trees and a light breeze, enjoying a meal and conversation with my best guy friend... epiphanies happen in those simple moments. I had one that evening, and it was a great one.
I love when I figure things out that really change you. One idea at a time.
Eventually, we kept walking through the park, taking it all in. When we found another little spot to hang out, I laid in the sun and AJ kept walking to break in his boots and do some exploring. This part of the beach was near a place where lots of boats were cruising by at a pretty good pace. Their wake made the waves on the shore pretty rough, and a couple times the water crashed way up and all over me/my stuff/my book... haha, awesome. Good thing everything was dry in 5minutes flat! :)
Once we walked back later and got cleaned up, we enjoyed some dinner on the rooftop of the building across the alley from the hostel. Another great dish of calamari! We cannot get enough, and I think we ate it every day while in Croatia. Sitting there in the setting sun with the trees and a light breeze, enjoying a meal and conversation with my best guy friend... epiphanies happen in those simple moments. I had one that evening, and it was a great one.
I love when I figure things out that really change you. One idea at a time.
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