End of vacation / Zavrsetak odmora

August 22, 2016 ~ au

After almost 2.5 months travelling and visiting family Ensar came to Pag on Saturday morning to pick Ada and me up. We decided to leave directly in the evening, because half Europe is returning to their homes after vacations. On Monday Ensar is working so we didn’t want to stress back to manage to be back in time. Everything went fine until Karawanke tunnel. We literally sat there almost the whole night from 1.30h to 5.30h before we could come through the tunnel and then again we got stuck at the border. We were actually stuck in a traffic jam from Karawanke to Stuttgart. Starting around 20h on Saturday evening we arrived at 19h in Karlsruhe. We were so drop dead tired that I need another holiday again. Next time I will definitely check up the flights instead…
Before leaving we took a short walk in the city.
We left this… / Ostavili smo ovo… Nakon skoro 2.5 mjeseca putovanja i posjecivanja familije Ensar je dosao po Adu i mene na Pag. Odlucili smo krenuti za Njemacku isti dan da se ne bi trebali zuriti jer Ensar mora u ponedjeljak na posao. Sve je dobro proslo do Karavanke tunela. Tamo smo citavu noc morali cekati da ga prodjemo uopste, da bi nakon tunela opet stojali u redu na granici. U biti mi smo od Karavanki do Stuttgarta stojali konstantno u redu. Krenuli smo oko 20h a stigli smo tek u 19h slijedeci dan. Tako smo se izmorili od puta da nam treba novi odmor. Drugi put definitivno cu provjeriti letove…
Prije nego sto smo krenuli prosetali smo gradom.

and got this… / a dobili ovo…
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Greetings from Pag / Pozdrav sa Paga

August 15, 2016 ~ au ~ 2 Comments

Last week of the vacation before Ada starts the kindergarten I decided to come back to Pag so that Ada could spend the week with her grandmother and cousin. Until know we have great luck with the weather and Ada loves to swim around so I feel this was a good decision. Greetings from Pag! 20160815_172111 Zadnju sedmicu odmora prije nego sto Ada krene u vrtic smo odlucili provesti na Pagu sa Adinom i nanom rodicom. Imamo srece sa vremenom i uz to Ada obozava brckanje po moru tako da je ovo bila dobra odluka. Puno pozdrava sa Paga!

Bad but great weather / Lose ali super vrijeme

August 2, 2016 ~ au ~ 2 Comments

Today, I woke up to a rather stormy weather. I thought I will get sad about missed opportunity of sunbathing but au contraire. It turned out I needed a day off the beach and a day connected to the internet. I had some bills to deal with and I felt I wanted to sit more intense and write down many things that are keeping rolling in my mind. My brain starts to spin at light speed sometimes and then writing or reading are the best things that cools my brain down. And with this view it ain´t too bad to just relax such a day 😀 bad weather Danas, sam se probudila uz prilicno nevrijeme. Mislila sam da ce mi biti malo krivo zbog profulane prilike za suncanje i kupanje ali upravo je bilo obratno. Ispalo je na kraju da mi je trebao dan “odmora” od plaze i dan kad imam dostup internetu. Imala sam par racuna za platiti i htjela sam malo intenzivnije se posvetiti i zapisati dosta stvari koje mi se trenutno vrte u glavi. Ponekad mi mozak krene trista na sat pa mi je jedini nacin da se smirim da pisem ili da citam. I sa ovakvim pogledom nije bas da mi je bilo lose 😀

City of Pag / Grad Pag

August 1, 2016 ~ au

Yesterday we reached our next destination Pag. On the way we took the ferry tl the Island of Pag which was highly appreciated by Ada. First thing we did when arriving to the city of Pag was to take a refreshing bath in the sea. That must be one of the greatest things one can do after a road trip a really hot summerday. (P.s isn’t Ensars hair just too wonderful?) 20160731_170556 Jucer smo stigli na nasu slijedecu destinaciju Pag. Isli smo trajektom sto se jako svidjelo Adi. Prvu stvar sto smo uradili kad smo stigli je bilo kupanje u moru. To mora biti jedna od najboljih stvari koju mozes uraditi nakon jednog duzeg puta po velikim vrucinama. (P.s zar nije friz od Ensara predobar ?)

Crikvenica

July 27, 2016 ~ au

On the way to Pag, we managed to arrive to Crikvenica before Ada had her burst out and wanted to get out of the car. So we decided to stay here for the night.
The first thing she said was that she wants to see the sea and then when saw it she immediately jumped into the water to (and we did arrive quite late around 20.30-21.00 h) . She really loves water and has wonderful laugh when she plays. I get overflown by happiness when I watch her being so childishly happy while playing in the water. 20160726_195713_resized 20160726_200603_resized Na putu prema Pagu uspijeli smo doci do Crikvenice kad je Ada dobila mali ispad energije i nije vise htjela sjediti u autu. Izasli smo i prvo sto je Ada uradila je rekla da hoce da “ode na more” i otisla do vode i pocela se brckati, a prilicno smo kasno dosli (20.30-21h). Preplavi me sreca kad je vidim kako bude djeciji sretna kad se kupa. 20160726_201840_resized

Balthazar science park for children / Balthazar park nauke za djecu

July 11, 2016July 11, 2016 ~ au

If you are close to the city Skövde I would recommend a visit to Balthazar, a science park for children. It is one of the best I have been to. The concept is fantastic. The main part is science made such to interest children of all ages. There is also a place for taking a “fika” ( coffee, cakes and some simple dishes are served) . I find it interesting for grown ups also. Here are some pics from the times we have been there.

Ako ste u blizini Skövdea ja bih vam preporucila da odete u Balthazar. To je jedan park nauke za djecu. Jedan od boljih u kojem sam bila. Koncept im je fantastican. Glavni dio je tako uradjen da motivise i aktivira djecu i da im ucini nauku zanimljivom. Ima isto mjesto za kafenisanje. Prodaju tu i par laganih jela. Dobro je sto je ovaj park i interesantan i za odrasle. Evo par slika od ovih par puteva sto smo bili tamo.

Iceland- Whale museum / Island- Muzej kitova

June 24, 2016June 24, 2016 ~ au ~ 2 Comments

Last day in Iceland with rainy gloomy and pretty cold (11 degrees) weather we decided to go to the whale museum. The plan was to watch them live but many icelanders said that it makes no sense to watch wales in Reykjavik this time of the year, because the whales wander to the north of Iceland.
The whale museum itself was nicely made, but there where all just models. Although just models they were impressing and it was interesting to read about the whales.
After the whale museum we slowly finished off our Iceland trip by nice dinner (tried a mink whale steak, it was delicious) and walk around in Reykjavik. I admit here I was quite tired after all the impressions and felt that this wonderful trip went to the end.

Zadnji dan u Islandu je bio kisnjav, tmuran i dosta hladan (oko 11 stepeni) i tako smo odlucili otici u muzej kitova. Bilo smo planirali otici gledati kitove uzivo, ali su nam islandjani rekli da nema svrhe jer su vecina kitova otplivali u sjevernije djelove drzave.
Muzej kitova je bio lijepo uradjen. Iako su sve bili samo modeli, dobili smo osjecaj za velicinu kitova i bilo je interesantno citati informacije o njima.
Nakon muzeja smo vec bili iscrpljeni od citavog putovanja i utisaka sto smo imali i nase fantasticno putovanje u Islandu smo zavrsili tako sto smo otisli na veceru (probali smo steak od mink kita- jako je ukusno) i prosetali jos malo kroz Reykjavik…

Iceland – The Golden Circle / Island- Zlatni Krug

June 21, 2016 ~ au

Today, we had the Golden Circle daytour through Iceland. It was a fantastic tour with landscape we have never seen in our lives. First stop (some 10 min) was near the biggest fresh water lake Þingvallavatn. The view is beautiful, but it was so windy…at least I thought it was windy.
Danas sam isla sa Golden Circle tour kroz Island. Pejsaz je fantastican i vidjeliasmo prirodu koju u zivotu nisam vidjela do sad. Prvo stajanje (nekih 10 min) je bilo pokraj najveceg jezera u Islandu zvano Þingvallavatn. Pogled je prelijep, mada je bilo jako vjetrovito… barem sam ja mislila to.
Next stop was a visit of Thingvellir National park at Pingvellir. Here the two tectonic plates break apart and the land between subsides so that one can stand literally at the euroasian and the north american tectonic plate at the same time 😀

Slijedeci stop je bio na Thingvellir nacionalnom parku u Pingvellir. Ovdje se dvije tektonske ploce odvajaju a zemlja izmedju propada tako da se bukvalno istovremeno moze stojati i na evroazijskoj i sjeverno americkoj tektonskoj ploci 😀
Althing, the Icelandic Parliament, was established at Þingvellir in 930, and remained there until 1798. Every year for a week all the chieftains came here to discuss all the new laws, some of them still valid, and to announce them so every chieftain could spread it further.

Althing, islandski parlament, je osnovan u Pingvelliru 930. g, i odrzavan je do 1798. godine. Sedmicu dana svake godine su sve poglavice dolazili da diskutuju nove zakone, neki od zakona i danas vrijede. Zakone su onda poglavice dalje sirili.
Criminals were either hanged or beheaded, however that couldn´t be done to women, so they were drowned. Even though being Vikings they didn´t want to get wet when drowning the women, so they even had a procedure for it. Here is the place where the drowning took place.

Osudjeni kriminalci su bili ili vjesani ili im je glava odsjecena bila. Medjutim to se nije moglo zenama raditi. Tako da su zene kriminalke gusili. Iako su to bili vikinzi nisu se htjeli kvasiti tako da je citava procedura izumljena kako zene ugusiti bez da se pokvase.
Na ovom mjestu su zene gusene bile.

Third stop was watching the Geysers. It was so fascinating it felt like being a child. Everyone was eagerly waiting for the burst to come and when it came we were all soo happy. For all the ones that cannot see it live, I hope to be able to share it with you.
The only sad feeling was for a french girl in our tour bus that suddenly had such strong stomach aches that the ambulance had to pick her up. Seemed it was the appendicities.

Treci stop je bio kod gejzira. Bilo je jako fascinantno i osjecalo se kao da sam opet dijete. Svi su zeljno cekali da eksplodira gejzir i kad se to napokon desilo svi smo bili sretni kao djeca. Za one koje to ne mogu otici vidjeti sam snjimila da to vidite.
Jedino sto mi je bilo zao cure jedne koja je isla sa nama koju je odjednom uhvatila bol u stomaku. Na kraju je ambulanta dosla po nju. Najvjerovatnije je bilo slijepo crijevo.

Fourth stop where the Golden falls, or Gullflossi. It was soooo windy that it was hardly possible to talk. The falls where impressive. So much power. When I saw this I really gained new respect for mother Nature.

Cetvrti stop su bili Zlatni vodopadi ili na islandskom Gullflossi. Toliko je puhalo da je bilo tesko pricati. Vodopadi su bili nevjerovatni. Tolika snaga i voda. Kad se nalazis tu dobijes novi respekt prema prirodi. Nema niceg jaceg.

Last stop, and now I was really tired, we visited some waterfall, I forgot the name of, and saw the iconic Iceland horse.

Zadnje stajanje, a sad sam stvarno bila umorna su bili opet neki vodopadi. Cak sam im ime zaboravila. Ali sam vidjela ikonske islandske konje.

And finally, the finish of the day…
Na kraju, zavrsetak fantasticnog dana…

Icelandic national day / Nacionalni dan Islanda

June 18, 2016June 18, 2016 ~ au

We started the day with delicious pancakes and juice at Laundromate / Zapoceli smo dan sa ukusnim palacincima i sokom u kaficu Laundromate.
After that we booked a trip for tomorrow. Very cool I hope. I wanted to go for whale watching but this time of year they seem to be difficult to catch a sight of so we decided not to try our luck.
We found out that today the entrance to the National Museum is for free so we decided to visit it. On the way we joined the parade hold for the national day.
Nakon palacinaka smo otisli da narucimo jedan izlet za sutra. Jako zanimljiv ce biti…nadam se. Htjela sam ici gledati kitove medjutim vise ih je reklo da se u ova doba godine tesko vide ovdje tako da sam odlucila ne ici.
Saznali smo da je za nacionalni dan ulaz u nacionalni muzej Islanda dzabe tako da smo to iskoristili i otisli vidjeti. Na putu smo uletili u paradu.

The museum is interesting and well made. It describes the history from the first settlers to today. Here are some of the highlights
Muzej je bio interesantan i jako lijepo uredjen. Mnogo stvari su na jako lijep nacin izlozili. Muzej opisuje istoriju od prvih naseljenika Islanda do danas.

As finish we were recommended the Sea baron restaurant so we went there for dinner. The place itself didn´t look as something special but the food was delicious. We ordered lobster soup and fish and I can tell you it was delicious 😀
Nekoliko islandjana nam je predlozilo da odemo jesti u Sea baron restoran tako da smo nakon muzeja otisli tamo. Narucili smo supu od jastoga i ribu i mogu vam reci da je bilo pravo ukusno 😀

The blue lagoon / Plava laguna

June 17, 2016 ~ au ~ 2 Comments

First thing I did after arriving to Iceland was to go to the Blue Lagoon. A tip is that if you plan to go there you- prebook the tickets because the lagoon is always full.
The Blue Lagoon contains geothermal seawater that is taken from a nearby geothermal plant that processes water of 240C degrees. The water is then let to cool to comfortable 38C Degrees. The composition of the water is such that no bacteria is growing in it so there is no need to use any chemicals to keep the water clean. Plus that all the water is replaced in 40 hours. The best though is that the water is full of silica which is helping the collagen in the skin to strenghten the skin so everybody looks much younger when coming out of the water 😉
Prvu stvar sto sam uradila kad sam dosla u Island je otici u Plavu Lagunu. Ako planirate ici tamo unaprijed bukirajte karte jer je laguna uvijek puna.
Plava laguna se sastoji od geotermalne vode koja se uzima od geotermalnog postrojenja. Kad izadje iz zemlje bude 240 stepeni, i ta voda se pusti da se ohladi na ugodni 38 stepeni. Voda je takva da nikakve bakterije ne prezive i samim tim su kemikalije koje drze vodu cistom nepotrebne. Dodatno na to traje oko 40 sati da se sva voda izmjeni. Najbolje je medjutim sto je voda puna silicijuma koji pomaze kolagenu da ojjaca kozu, tako da svi izgledaju puno mladji kad izadju iz vode 😉