tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39811891433571328012024-03-13T22:08:22.140+01:00Šibenik - small stories about a great placeKola-fjaka is a travel agency which specializes in the city of Sibenik and the islands and places in its surroundings. Being truly fascinated with this location, we believe with all our heart in what we write. Hopefully, you'll manage to capture at least a fregment of the atmosphere that awaits you.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04736932579213996488noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3981189143357132801.post-48034474804427946692015-03-10T12:31:00.000+01:002015-03-10T12:56:17.413+01:00Only Croatian design, please! :) Dobric - little oasis of Crotian design<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We finally moved our office to a new address, one of my favorite squares, only
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they keep offering me Malaysian sea shells, cheap meaningless souvenirs, fish chosen
especially for tourists... Ok, I get it, I'm a tourist, not an idiot! That's
why it was mandatory for me to offer only carefully chosen, entirely Croatian
design products, made by young people equally enthusiastic about their country
and design. Here you'll find unique Croatian products like tiles with an imprint
of lace pattern from Pag, Hvar and Lepoglava (all of them being very well known
and praised in our country) under an interesting name - BašČipka, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>made by three designers working their magic
under the name of Vil*e; friendship bracelets with an imprint of your favorite
Croatian island, by designer Lucija Radman, pillow cases with the printed
legend about Mirna and Dobra, two witches from Šibenik; a funny
dictionary/guide 'Flirting in Croatian'; sailors in the art of academic painter
Ana Kolega; cups and coasters with illustrations of Croatian inventors;
friendship bracelets by Oggy bijoux with 'Šibenik's button', our most famous
souvenir, St James Cathedral by local artist Suzana Karadole; and so many other lovely things.</div>
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visit to Dobric in your itineraries. Not only is it a great place for shopping,
but it has a history, too. There used to be a theatre building there, as well
as the dark attraction of Šibenik - rebus embossment, which was a motive in one
of the songs by popular song writer Arsen Dedić.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Calibri; text-align: justify;">Dobric was once the main connection between Kalelarga and the sea front, and
that's why it was considered to be the perfect place for this kind of message:
death shall come to cheating mouths'. Hair, wings, dice and a skull are
supposedly carved in to remind people about their behavior and stop them from
talking behind other people's back. If you're lucky, you'll visit Dobric during
the International Children's Festival, when it regularly becomes a workshop
stage of little artists.</span><br />
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we're so proud of.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Apart from famous
Croatian designer and her magical creations, last year Dobric got richer for
another wonderful gallery. You'll surely be attracted by its lovely interior,
pictured as a living room from the 70s, decorated by the owner herself, as it's
only proper for an artist, the famous sculptor Natalija Klarica. Here you can
find works of renowned Croatian painters and sculptors, as well as jewelry and
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">So give us Croatian design, please! Everything else is history.
Dobric surely deserves to be called a real Croatian design oasis. So many
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04736932579213996488noreply@blogger.com1Dobrić 4, 22000, Šibenik, Hrvatska43.734851 15.89081750000002618.2128165 -25.417776499999974 69.2568855 57.199411500000025tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3981189143357132801.post-11734057454515406472015-03-03T09:04:00.000+01:002015-03-03T09:10:53.635+01:00Prvić Luka<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">My story about the trip to Prvić Luka was supposed to be posted some 4 months ago, but I think it's never too late for a drop of hedonism, a touch of unique island magic, few nice pics and some useful advice.</span><br />
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leaves from Šibenik seafront. At 9:55 we
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<span lang="EN-GB">Head towards Zlarin in morning hours. Don't
miss visiting Coral Museum and coral manufactory, where you can see the entire
process of making corals, that this island has been known for, for centuries.
Summer is the best time to visit, and offers some interesting programmes, such
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p.m. For your notice, these are just our suggestions. Be sure to check the sailing
schedule with Jadrolinija, especially if you're travelling on weekends or
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Memorial Centre. As a part of Creative Days of Faust Vrančić they organized
different workshops and also provided a free professional guide around the
museum, who told us so many interesting things about this incredible genius,
bishop, scientist and linguist.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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saltimbocca, a glass of some fine red wine, one billion calories
chocolate cake, one or two kites in a clear blue skye of Prvić, boats, sailor
striped shirts, green window shutters, solid rock...... Yes, I believe this is
exactly what heaven on Earth looks like. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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months ago me and my favourite 'crew' headed down <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the royal city of Madrid, without much
planning or preparations, at the spur of the moment. I was counting on free
wifi as promised, planning to surf through some good blogs on our arrival and
do the best we can with the 5 days we planned to spend in this truly remarkable
city. To our disappointment, we found out there was no more free internet in
our cute little apartment situated in the very centre of Madrid. Out of all
people, it happened to me who always emphasizes how important it is to ask<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>around, read blogs and reviews. Completely
uninformed, I managed to eat the world's worst paella, have drinks at the most
tourist-crowded bars, wonder the streets hoping to find some cute piece of
clothing made by some famous Spanish designer, just to end up feeling disappointed,
with bags full of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Italian designer clothes
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>instead. In order to keep you from doing
the same mistake <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I did, I checked the
streets of our little town and found some cool new places definitely worth
mentioning.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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close vicinity of St Ivan Church, right next to the well known concept store
Vino&Ino, there's another gorgeous little store, Bibich Vinery (Vinoteka Bibich).
I use the word 'store', cause they offer not only the wide range of famous
Bibich wines, but also some 'useful' souvenirs which will thrill you with their
taste as well as their design. Home-made lavender products by Sapunoteka, a
company from Šibenik, cute cheese packages, home-made brandies, prosciutto
packed in envelopes with a cool 'Greetings from Dalmatia' note. </span></span></div>
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Bibich store you'll stumble upon a little art work gallery. Except it is not an
ordinary gallery, and those are not ordinary paintings. It is actually a store
supported by Udruga Kamenčić, an organization which helps mentally challenged
people. For many years it has been organizing art colonies for professional and
amateur painters at the island of Zlarin, whose works are given to the
organization and sold in order to provide money needed to keep the organization
working. It truly is a memorable souvenir with a warm message from
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I guess a good restaurant tip would be just what you need right now. Tomaseo
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seafront, is nothing new, but it has been a good place to eat for a while now,
and you simply can't go wrong by choosing it. My friend always points out that
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drink, listening to some good live music in a nice and cosy atmosphere right on
the seafront, you don't have to go very far - just down the stairs from St
James Cathedral is art and entertainment bar Azimut. Recently opened but
already with an excellent reputation! The name Azimut suits it well cause it
has completely changed the direction of social and cultural scene in our town.
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Even though this blog is dedicated to Šibenik,
I'm sure many of you will eventually decide upon visiting our beautiful capital
city. Therefore I decided to share some useful tips and advice from my dear
friend Anita Dujić, who is one of the biggest hedonists I know, and who has
managed quite well, despite the fact she's not 'a native' there and comes from
the island of Čiovo, to find her way around the city and meet all the cool
places you shouldn't miss during your stay in Zagreb. Enjoy it! <o:p></o:p></div>
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features a capital should have. However, despite the variety of things to
choose from, people in Zagreb will probably complain about the lack of them. On
the other hand, to a province girl like myself, Zagreb is undoubtedly a good
host. Although nothing compares to South, with the smell of sea and pines, I
love Zagreb as well, especially in spring and autumn, when it is packed with
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To all of those who come here for the first time, I always suggest starting
with the gastro offer ;) . My favourite two restaurants in the very centre of
the city are 'Vinodol' and 'Apetite City', which offer exquisite meals, with
carefully selected groceries. When talking about the larger city centre, I
choose 'RougeMarin' and 'Lauba Bistro'. If you're already in the centre, and
you have a 'sweet tooth', you don't want to miss 'Amelie', 'Velvet', 'Oranž'
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location; In Ilica, the main street, you'll find a great number of stores,
especially the high street offer. If you take a walk down the side streets,
you'll bump into many interesting places offering unique, vintage and handmade
pieces, that you won't see on half of the girls in the city. You'll find pieces
like this in lovely decorated 'Iggy' concept store, vintage heaven called
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fine vine, while sitting in retro furniture, listening hits from the 80s,
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Starting from Gornji Grad Museum with variety of concerts and repertoires, to
Museum of Contemporary Art as one of the best looking and most up-to-date in
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'pazar', where I can always find groceries I need, domestic ones as well as
artificial, with the best fish market offer in the country, which a coastal
girl like me appreciates incredibly! :)</span><br />
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destination. The sweet feeling you get while surfing the net to find the
perfect place to visit, the most delicious authentic bite to eat, the most
incredible desserts to try (whose main ingredients you would have never even
heard about, had there not been for your best friend, Google), always trying to
book a room in the very heart of some old city centre.... And than the luggage!
What should I bring, is it much warmer/colder than here, how much is enough, is
there any chance to put it all in one luggage, should I simply pay overweight
or should I invest that money into buying something new and wonderful, from a
super-cute shop recommended by a friend, which sells exclusively local designer
pieces... What events should I see, what sights and museums should I visit, and
last but not least - what are the people like? Are they warm and friendly, or
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Is it because of the International Children's Festival, the 4
fortresses built by our ancestors to protect us from enemies, the well-indented
coast, the stone streets of a small medieval town, Faust Vrančić, Ante Šupuk,
Nikola Tavelić, grape vine, olives, Krka River, Kornati..... Probably it's a
little bit of everything. But the fact is undeniable, people here definitely
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special lady, still not so famous though. She's also one of the Baldekin kids, who
has been living in California for the past 13 years, working as a Director of
Communication for a non-profit organization, while traveling a lot and
capturing some amazing landscapes across the USA and documenting lives of
people. The narrow stone streets of Sibenik have been replaced with wide
streets of towns and cities in distant locations, but the beauty of Sibenik
remains unique through the viewfinder of her camera.</span><span style="color: windowtext;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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on my third morning coffee, though it was still rather early in the day, at one
of the most amazing locations - City Hall restaurant, situated on Medieval
Square in Šibenik, with the view of St James Cathedral, the masterpiece of Juraj
Dalmatinac,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a thought crossed my mind -
we would probably die of grief if we were to wake up tomorrow and realize there
was no more coffee. You can take the fuel from us, no problem, just don't mess
with our coffee!! I don't think the catch is in the average quantity of coffee that
Croats consume, since we're probably close to the European average, it's the
fact that, when we drink coffee, we love to take our time and than some!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I recently read that one of the reasons why
Starbucks decided to give up on Croatia, is that people here simply don't like to
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means <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>so much more than a simple drink, people
fall in love alongside, they divorce, cry, laugh, sign contracts, they discuss neighbour's
midnight quarrels with his wife (which are impossible not to hear in those
narrow stone streets, with windows so close to one another). Here, coffee
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never take coffee to go. Enjoy it like us, for a while and than some, while
deciding what interesting places you'd visit that day. In Šibenik you'll pay
around 10 kn (1.20 Euros) for a cup of coffee, and in the very heart of the old
city centre, in cafe bar<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Giro Espresso,
you'll get the best coffee there is. Recently a snack bar has been opened next
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done with your coffee, why not enjoy some shopping? It's always a good way to
relax, and this time of year always gives us a perfect alibi for it. I would
recommend the art gallery of academic painter Lana Čala Martinović, situated in
the vicinity of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">St John</st1:placename>
<st1:placetype w:st="on">Church</st1:placetype></st1:place>, in <st1:street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">Faust Vrancic Street</st1:address></st1:street>.
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Restaurant, because we decided to follow the advice of our friend Frane Kalauz,
an excellent diver who knows all the best gourmet places. Tartar tuna, tuna on cow
curd, lampuga fish and truffles carpaccio, tuna and caper carpaccio, cuttlefish
polenta, pasta with crab, monkfish on shrimp tails with truffles, and home made
baklava!!! This restaurant should definitely be on top of your must-visit list!
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where you'll also enjoy the lovely interior and a unique view of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">St John</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Church</st1:placetype></st1:place>. If you're lucky, like we are,
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04736932579213996488noreply@blogger.com0Šibenik, Hrvatska43.7350196 15.89520449999997743.6432451 15.733842999999977 43.8267941 16.056565999999979tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3981189143357132801.post-14298402908353639242012-11-10T10:54:00.000+01:002012-11-10T11:32:51.789+01:00A sandwich girl on board :)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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instantly my childish fears, all the tears and cries for help directed to my
father who adored sailing and countless situations in which I made him suffer
from identity crises as I seemed to have been born somewhere far far away from
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despite my personal fears, I decided to try my hand at the adventure called
sailing. If something went wrong, I thought, I knew how to swim (forgetting how
cold the sea could get during the winter, and how practically impossible would
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is still one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. Fortunately, the weather
conditions on the first few regattas were ideal (for me – not for the others,
as quiet and calm weather is not quite cherished by the sailors) so I was given
the opportunity to fall in love with sailing little by little. Clueless and
clumsy as I am, I was assigned to a perfectly suited position – a sandwich
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truly magical happens when you sail towards the wind, enjoying the salty smell
of the sea and its sounds: the waves, the birds, the wind… no noise… almost a
perfect blend of men and nature… </span><br />
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">( posted by my great friend, a sandwich girl in charge, Sara Bujas )</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04736932579213996488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3981189143357132801.post-79960355643523805872012-10-19T22:39:00.001+02:002012-10-24T17:17:46.817+02:00A click from the other part of the world<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">There's
nothing better than having someone do your job (for free!), on account of which
you end up collecting likes. Good old copy-paste! I bet someone from inland
Croatia would call me a typical Dalmatian right now. You see, they think we're
all lazy, and I say it's not laziness , it's just 'fjaka', and they're just
jealous.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>;) </span><br />
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in perfect surroundings of coastal areas, where life feels so good it makes you
want to lie down, enjoy the beauty, and not move a finger. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">But
back to my topic. This summer I had the pleasure of hosting my dear friends,
Morana and Terii, with whom I not only spent incredible couple of days, but who
have sent me these lovely photos, as well. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: small; line-height: 115%;">As I was handing in approximately the 99th document I
needed in order to open a tourist agency, in our small but rather bureaucratic
country, filled with the kind of enthusiasm you see in every optimist drunken
with the idea of trying to create something special through his own business, a
frightening idea crossed my mind - I will be missing only the best time of the
year - summer in Šibenik!<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: small; line-height: 115%;">Maybe I should've done what most of my clever
colleagues from the Faculty of Philosophy had done, get a job at school, teaching
kids a little about Weber and Marx, a little about passato prossimo and the
prepositions, enjoying my three-months vacation on one of amazing islands of
Šibenik Archipelago , activating granny-service and visiting all those
festivals that make Šibenik more famous each year (OK, maybe the title ''Mecca
of festivals'' is a bit too pretentious, but if you multiply the top lists of
prestigious magazines on which some of those festivals are placed with years of
tradition some of those festivals have, and divide it with the number of
enthusiasts in Šibenik, you'll know exactly what I'm talking about). But no, I
decided to spend the very best part of the year working like a horse, playing a
doorkeeper, translator, psychologist, manager, cleaning lady... <o:p></o:p> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: small; line-height: 115%;">My mother's comment, and she's the biggest rationalist
I've ever met, was: ''Don't waste your time. Deciding to be your own boss in
the time of recession is simply bad timing... ''<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: small; line-height: 115%;">But then it hit me! I would be a really bad promoter
of tourism if I didn't have at least a small bite of what Šibenik has to offer,
sharing it afterwards with all those sceptics who still think Šibenik is only a
drive-through destination on your way to the beauties of Krka and Kornati. One may think that the offer is always the
same, but Šibenik offers something new and promising every year. Therefore I
decided to mix business with pleasure through the form of my blog.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: small; line-height: 115%;">Because of my hobby, I had the chance to travel a lot
and visit so many beautiful countries, and I was always surprised how some
countries, with a lot of work and enthusiasm, simply know the right way to use
and sell what they've got. Šibenik definitely has a lot to offer, and it seems
that others have finally realized it. </span></span><br />
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Archipelago, numerous festivals, including Terraneo, the International
Children's Festival, The Garden Tisno, Chansone, Regius, Off jazz&blues festival,.... There's also the
brand new city beach ''Banj'' from which you can enjoy one of the best views of
St James Cathedral, and let us not forget the amazing apartments which
definitely don't fit into the old fashioned idea - OK, I've got 4 walls, why
don't I furnish them with the old things from my place, and buy some new
furniture for myself. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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hide real historical legends, art work and details which will thrill you with
its inventiveness and love that was put into their decoration.</span></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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wine bar Vino&Ino, which offers many incredible vines, with the priority of
those from Šibenik region, and where you'll also find designer brands, all made
in <st1:country -region="-region" w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Croatia</st1:place></st1:country>.
It's placed at Mala Loža, an amazing location near St Ivan Church. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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store which, in my opinion, should be obligatory in every tourist place. In
this charming little store called ''Galerijana'', placed inside an old stone
house at Gorica, you won't find any typical 'made-in-China' souvenirs that you
can see at the majority of souvenir stands in our tourist places. Unique pieces
of clothes straight from the hands of renown Croatian designer and sculptress
Ivana Popović, hand made leather handbags, ''Sapunoteka'' natural cosmetics,
sailors with inspiring messages by famous Croatian academic painter Ana Kolega,
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my friends out to ''Pelegrini'' and taste their tuna sausages, white fish
fillet with lemon potato </span><span class="hps"><span lang="EN">purée, and their well-known
carob cake</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%;">. It's no
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on Croatia Airlines international and internal flights, within ''Taste of
Croatia'' project. That way visitors can enjoy exquisite vines and one of the
best Croatian restaurant's specialties, thousands of meters above the ground.
As expected, my friends were thrilled with Rudi's cuisine, and the looks on
their faces showed that they were even a bit surprised that Šibenik has such
excellent offer<o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br />
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by the beauties of Šibenik. Terii, who comes from New Zealand and lives and
works in Florida, was so ecstatic about Šibenik, that in one moment (I'll skip
all of the adjectives he used, to make the story short), he declared that he
felt like walking through the Bible itself. I know, some will say I'm
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Pinocchio, the legendary wooden puppet, in interpretation of French Theatre ''Compagnie
Jean-Pierre Lescot'', at the Summer Stage of the International Children's
Festival, and see the face of my favorite three-year-old after watching his
very first fireworks at the opening of the 52nd International Festival,
describing it with these words: ''This is the most beautiful thing I've seen in
my whole life!''. By the way, when I was a kid, that same fireworks and all the
little joys about the Festival's opening, where something we used to wait for
the whole year, and wouldn't miss for the world!</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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revelation of children's imagination and creativity, and this year was no
exception. The colorfulness and children's imprecision fit perfectly in the
Medieval face of the old part of Šibenik.
Every morning, after grabbing the best coffee in town on my way to
office, I had a chance to witness the incredible music workshop led by Bill
Connor, just steps away from my office window. Even now I can hum you the
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Terraneo was something I had to visit this year as well, and thank God, I
managed to spare two nights! Couple of years ago I went to Exit Festival in
Novi Sad, and it was absolutely perfect, but Terraneo, regardless of how young
a festival it still is, has nothing to be ashamed of in comparison to other,
older festivals. Apart from all the big names that attract over 45000 people
each year, the next thing to mention is definitely the relaxed Terraneo
atmosphere. Where else could you wake up in the morning, go to the beach only a
kilometer away and refresh yourself in clear blue sea, later go to one of the
National Parks here, and finally enjoy, on festival grounds, a glass of
exquisite vine, thanks to the wine bar ''Vino&Ino'', or chose between a
fried Monkfish and a shark sandwich in local fast food ''Šešula''....yummy!<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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places to eat better than the locals do. Visit one of our finest restaurants,
such as Uzorita, with a 100-year-old tradition, and indulge your taste buds
with sheepshead bream carpaccio, black truffles and capers, followed with a
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world - the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">island</st1:placetype>
of <st1:placename w:st="on">Kaprije</st1:placename></st1:place>. Trust me, you
won't be sorry if you spare a few days in September and visit this oasis of
peace, still undiscovered by tourists, under lower prices in this period, of
course. A perfect place to put your mind at ease. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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drag our luggage up the hill to our apartment. Yes, you heard it right - a
tractor! All of the islands in Šibenik Archipelago (with the exception of
Žirije) are car free and completely without traffic, which is another plus if you're
planning to spend your vacation with kids. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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apartment owner welcomed us with 'rakija', which is still a kind of enigma for
us, since nobody's really sure what it is made of. Walnuts, honey, carob,
whatever it is, one thing is undeniable - Margy's rakija is incredible! She showed us our apartment which was simply
adorable, and only few minutes walking distance to the beach and the centre, and some 10 minutes to <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Plitka</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Polokva</st1:placename>
<st1:placetype w:st="on">Beach</st1:placetype></st1:place>. It's fascinating
to see what Margy managed to fit into only 30 m2, especially because she did it
all by herself. The place is really nice and tastefully decorated, inside an
old stone house, and its look fits perfectly into the idyllic scenery of
Kaprije. In my oppinion, it's a perfect place for a young couple.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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bars, a visit to Zrinka and Nino's
Liberty Beach Bar for the perfect Mojito, afterwards climbing the wild roads to
Mala Nozdra Bay for the incredible lunch and another glass of good vine (funny,
but from this perception, someone might think that we spent the summer getting
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events like Murter Rock Fest, Salsa Fest, Vodice's hot night life, Skradin's
rich gastro offer, Garden Fest, Medieval Fare in Šibenik... But don't worry!
Remember those clever colleagues of mine I mentioned earlier, from the Faculty
of Philosophy? Well, they had three lazy summer months, and they'll share some
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delusion I've ever heard! Maybe that's how it used to be, but those times are
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While looking at the old photographs,
I’m counting and calculating. This is the forth summer we have been spending on
Kaprije. In a row! I’m getting that strange feeling of disbelief, familiar to people in long
(and happy) relationships. That fatal number, rounding up the period of time spent together
never seems real. In one moment it looks as if the time had flown by, and in another one, as if
there had never been life before “you”, that “you” have always existed and that you will
last forever (the feeling that one usually lacks in an argument).</div>
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<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--Bg_T-8uuvw/T-wPz_fBESI/AAAAAAAAABA/wHs4rRNfLPQ/s1600/kaprije_3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--Bg_T-8uuvw/T-wPz_fBESI/AAAAAAAAABA/wHs4rRNfLPQ/s1600/kaprije_3.jpg" /></a>In any case, it took two people to do
this hard mathematical calculation, to put everything into one equation: two different
apartments, discounts we’ve had as regular customers, newly opened bars and restaurants, people
we’ve met, cameras we’ve changed; and we realised that, already after the first year, we
stopped making our minds about the location where we planned to spend twenty precious days
off, about the place that will be our home away from home, that is Rijeka. The decision in
this case is not at all rational.</div>
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Despite our own property in Dalmatia, summerhouse in attractive tourist village of Petrčane, and my own family house in
Šibenik, we, on everyone’s surprise, decide to rent accommodation on the island we have no
connections with (at least according to the general opinion). So, really, what is it that
brings us back exactly? Why do we, especially I, see Kaprije as Prozac during the year, when
I feel overwhelmed by my working obligations? Let’s just go back to family and
family reunions I’ve mentioned earlier. Don’t take me in a wrong way, family reunions are
fantastic. Doctors should be prescribing them, in limited amount and number of days to spend
together, I’d add. Family houses and summerhouses are burdened with investments, maintenance,
repairs, demolitions… An extra problem is if they are situated on the mainland, because
it means that we are easily within reach for all eventual urgencies and obligations that might
unpredictably come up at work.</div>
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<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-s7csyxTCAIQ/T-wP0pNTD0I/AAAAAAAAABM/YfnHFogg9XQ/s1600/kaprije_4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-s7csyxTCAIQ/T-wP0pNTD0I/AAAAAAAAABM/YfnHFogg9XQ/s1600/kaprije_4.jpg" /></a>The internet connection at Kaprije is
slower than the life on the island, which is in slow- motion itself. That fact, with several
photos of natural beauties, inspired the head office of T-Mobile in Austria. And, not to fix the
conditions, but to escape to an oasis of peace where it is possible to read e-mails and surf a
little, but any kind of serious work connected with upload or download is out of the question. You
can also claim that you were out of reach to those whose call you don’t want to take,
even if the signal is btw ok, but you know, you can always say that you were on a boat, on the
hill or something like that, where that wouldn’t be a lie.</div>
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The best thing is that the mainland is
difficult to reach. There are several regular lines and simply, whoever wants to reach you or
call on you, needs to think about it early enough. It’s the perfect alibi for vacation.</div>
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Let’s also mention that there are no
motor vehicles of any kind on the island, apart from a motor cultivator that can be used only
in specified time of the day.</div>
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The island is rather undiscovered by
the tourists, and that’s why I’m worried about writing in superlatives, because it would be
wonderful (and totally selfish, I know) that it stays like that.</div>
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The prices of the apartments for rent
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Fresh fish is easy to find on one of
many fishing boats and you can grill it every day if it pleases you. If not, there are plenty
of restaurants to choose from, from pizza to fresh fish. The sea is, of course, perfect, with
cute and carefully designed little beaches in front of little houses by the sea.</div>
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Kaprije is not an island for younger
people eager for action and parties, but it’s perfect for us (khm) young and older ones, who long
for hedonistic delight, to everyone who wants to combine complete isolation with good
company, simple to find on the island.</div>
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best Mojito (the way we spent most of our summer vacations) you will settle in Liberty.
You can grab a quick, tasty bite (reasonably charged) in the restaurant bar Neptun, where you
can also say hello and goodbye to guests, and if you dream of exotic combinations in
your own arrangement you need two days of (passive) exploration and research – you will
discover everything, meet everyone and go everywhere.</div>
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Five days later, you start to behave
somewhat like the locals, you soon become one of them yourself, and already in the first week
of vacation, you’ll forget the stress, the work, the crowd and the noise… And instead of
travelling anywhere else, instead of changing islands and destinations, instead of exploring
something new, we don’t have any doubts. Kaprije is the only place where we spend our
summer vacation and everything there seems like home already, it is actually our summer
home. The only certain vacation. (Petković)<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04736932579213996488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3981189143357132801.post-70858937657477911692012-06-28T09:24:00.002+02:002012-10-04T20:04:13.739+02:00New Yorker who discovered Sibenik for me<br />
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<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-l0zuev6av_k/T-wGHzSeSBI/AAAAAAAAAAk/2OQobjo8vg8/s1600/KATEDRALA1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="287" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-l0zuev6av_k/T-wGHzSeSBI/AAAAAAAAAAk/2OQobjo8vg8/s320/KATEDRALA1.jpg" width="320" /></a>You'll never admire the place where you
spent most of you life, no matter how wonderful it may be, as when
you take your camera and go sightseeing, while being a host and a
tour-guide to a foreign friend. It is the town you live in, the town
where you went to school in, where you had so many crazy nights out
with your high-school friends, with that hidden street where someone
stole your first kiss, with the recently closed cute little shop
where you bought that amazing dress which makes you look 5 kg
thinner, the square where you finally dated the guy you've been
secretly looking at for the last 5 years, right at the moment when
the blabbermouth friend of you suspicious mom ran into you. I was a
traveler myself, for so many times, wondering the streets of Paris,
Tokyo, Hong Kong, Milan, Vienna, Cape Town, always with my out-dated
camera (it was never easy to spare some extra money for a new camera
when there's the new collection fresh in stores, and when that
polyester shirt, which, by the way, will be 80% on sale in a month,
would go perfectly with the skirt I managed to dig out on the last
year's sales) trying to capture at least a fragment of the surreal
atmosphere, thinking sadly '...why wasn't I born here..'</div>
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However, thanks to my friend Michelle,
a born New Yorker with Croatian roots (I'm not sure if you've
noticed, but if we would add the number of people with 'Croatian
roots' worldwide, to the 4.5 million Croats, God only knows what the
number would be. I just love it how Croatian journalists continuously
find new stars who somehow always turn out to have a grandpa who left
Croatia long ago...that must be the reason all those stars are so
successful) and her desire to walk the paths that her pa and gramps
used to cross, I had the opportunity to see my home town from a new
perspective.</div>
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One day Jere, Michelle and myself, this
time with Michelle's super modern camera, started an adventure called
'let's meet the old part of town'. Michelle kept cheering non-stop!
She was ecstatic about Gorica, which is, in my opinion, the most
picturesque part of town. She tried to touch every stone, wondering
what monument could that be, trying to capture the genuine Dalmatian
atmosphere by taking pictures of old stone houses, staircases, green
wooden window sheds, entrance halls, niches, old house-to-house
drying ropes, repeating again and again how amazing it was and how
she couldn't believe people actually lived there. My only thought was
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'Hellooo, you live in New York, what's
all the fuss about?! ' Just like most tourists, Michelle was
surprised by the number of stairs around the old city centre. There's
an interesting fact how last year, tourist guides in Šibenik,
inspired by continuous tourist questions about the exact number of
stairs, decided to count them all up. They came down to 2851 stairs,
a number that made Šibenik the city with the biggest number of stair
in Mediterranean. However, Dubrovnik tourist guides though it was
simply impossible for Šibenik to have more stairs than Dubrovnik,
and decided to do the same thing, counting 5423 stairs in the old
part of town (the story is a great example of our character, as
well). Back to our mission. We walked with Michelle along Jurja
Dalmatinca Street and found ourselves in front of 'Četiri bunara'
(The Four Wells). There you'll find one of the best restaurants in
Šibenik - Pelegrini (my own personal favorite, and judging by the
comments on some of the most renown web pages - a large number of
tourist's favorite, too). Genuine groceries prepared in an
imaginative and innovative way, will definitely be an exciting new
touch for your demanding taste buds. Add a glass of supreme wine,
sitting 'face-to-face' with St James' Cathedral, being served by
hospitable waiters.... mmmm!!</div>
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<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IeAv4SC38dg/T-wGpeGA16I/AAAAAAAAAAs/tb5FjDXHmNY/s1600/KANAL+SV.+ANTE.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IeAv4SC38dg/T-wGpeGA16I/AAAAAAAAAAs/tb5FjDXHmNY/s320/KANAL+SV.+ANTE.JPG" width="320" /></a>Četiri bunara are also the location
where this year's Off Jazz&Blues Festival takes place. Remarkable
atmosphere and renown names of jazz and blues scene are surely
something you must visit! The festival takes place at the end of July
and lasts for 3 days. It's a definite must see!</div>
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We finally arrived to St James'
Cathedral, which was enlisted on World Cultural Heritage List by
UNESCO in 2000. You can only start imagining Michelle's facial
expressions.</div>
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I could write pages and pages about
this architectonic beauty, which still leaves me breathless (despite
the fact I see it on daily basis) - it simply cannot be ignored, but
I'm going to let the experts tell the story. The Cathedral is
situated on the Republic of Croatia Square, next to the City Hall,
the Duke's and the Bishop's Pallace, and traditionally it has been
the stage for the opening of the International Children's Festival
for so many years. People in Šibenik have a special bond with the
Festival. It must be the fact that most of us personally took part in
creating this story through numerous art, drama and music workshops
and plays. It also was a perfect excuse for parents, because of
Festival's educational function. The Festival starts at the end of
June and lasts for two weeks. It's the time when the entire old part
of town, including Gorica, Medulić, Dobrić, becomes a big stage for
the children from all around the world.</div>
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After few hours of sight-seeing we
decided to have something to eat, and as true hosts we took our guest
to a genuine Dalmatian tavern 'Marenda'. It is not one of those
luxury restaurants, it has the interior of a real old tavern, and
it's the perfect place to enjoy homemade Dalmatian meals with a glass
of good home made wine. You know what they say, when in Rome... Later
we walked down Zagrebačka Street (rich in sacral heritage of
Šibenik), where you'll find Uspenie Bogomatere Church, which used to
be a monastery for Benedictines, but only those from noble families.
There was no place for poor girls there. They had to go to St Luca
monastery. With the arrival of Napoleon, the monastery was closed,
and the church was given to the episcopacy of Serbian Orthodox
Church. Just across to the church you'll find Giro espresso caffe
bar, with the best coffee in town. At the end of our journey we left
Jere to watch a football match enjoying his beer, and decided to
finish our adventure with shopping, just like most women would. On
Dobrić Square you'll find an amazing boutique, owned by the famous
Croatian designer from Šibenik, Loredana Bahorić . After a glass of
good wine we needed a good rest, and promised Michelle to take her to
one of the most beautiful beaches in the area. She wasn't
disappointed! The island of Zlarin turned out to be the perfect
choice!</div>
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That is how my New York friend helped
me to realize just how special my home town is, how I would always
recommend it to anyone, and how proud I felt for being a small part
of this grand story.<br />
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