Archive for June, 2006
Thursday, June 29th, 2006
To declare that the vastness of the Dalmatian topography inflames the heart and rouses the spirit is to vastly understate the actuality of its magnificence. This is but one view of the Pelješac Canal from the road to Nakovana. The clipper you see anchored at Korčula was rumored in Viganj ...
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Friday, June 16th, 2006
I'm in one of the villages outside Zagreb writing, cooking and recharging my soul to the sound of chickensong and cherries ripening. On a few occasions, I've smelled strange burning aromas and searched the house for flames. Silly me. It was the neighbors every time. People cook, distill and ...
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Saturday, June 10th, 2006
Well, the fish (and the blog posts) don't get much fresher. I was just at the Ribarnica 15 minutes ago for the weekend protein and chanced upon this lovely lady axing a live šaran a question. She's fresh, and I like it.
Speaking of money shots, these pretty boys had a ...
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Saturday, June 10th, 2006
There's a brand sparkling new public toilet facility between Trg Bana Josipa Jelačića and Vlaška Ulica, but I had little chance of making it there in time to file my paperwork, so I ducked into a cafe, politely ordered a kava, and promptly aimed myself at the water closet.
When I ...
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Wednesday, June 7th, 2006
"Say 'sir'!"
I was invited to speak to a group of young English students at the Croatian-American Institute in Zagreb last week. This was much more than a mere cultural exchange; there was Rubelj's brick-oven pizza being offered. I eagerly accepted.
The idea was for me to talk a bit about my ...
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Tuesday, June 6th, 2006
I come from a family of produce hucksters, so I love open-air farmers' markets. The sights, sounds and smells always remind me of visiting Soulard Market or Produce Row in St. Louis with my Gammy as a wee spud.
Zagreb's farmers' market is pretty incredible. The marketplaces I've seen in Croatia's ...
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Monday, June 5th, 2006
Freshly baked breads and sweets are everywhere in Croatia. One can scarcely propel oneself 500 meters without seeing a pekara or pekarnica ('bakery' and 'bake shop' respectively), and while I was in the Maksimir area of town waiting for a friend to finish work, I did some work of my ...
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