Since, Ensar was supposed to have two weeks off from work we decided to go to Crikvenica despite not being here in high season.
I was a little bit sceptical to going there in the beginning but the weather turned out to be fabulous making me wonder why there are so few tourists here.
Actually, I do not wonder I know (that would be another post though) but I can say this much, the weather during the day is around 23-25 degrees, sunshine and a little bit windy from time to time. It is absolutely perfect for taking walks, drinking coffee, wine and eating out. I find it perfect with kids also, because the sun is not too strong and one doesn’t have to keep the kids indoors from 12 to 15h (usually longer) as in high season in the summer.
Unfortunately, despite being here Adrian is not recovering and has quite a bad cough and fever. Thus, tomorrow we are going to the specialist clinic of respiratory diseases located here in Crikvenica to see that his cold is not going down to the lungs.
Today, while Ensar was showering Adrian and I was looking for his clothes Ada took a knife and wanted to cut the cucumber in pieces ending by cutting herself in the hand. That was her first cut and she got so scared she cried and cried and it was hard time to calm her down. Finally, after three stories she fell asleep.
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Pošto je Ensar dobio slobodno dvije sedmice odlučili smo otići u Crikvenicu iako nije udarna sezona. Bila sam malo skeptična da idem na more u ovo doba ali ispalo je predobro. Vrijeme je fantastično, što me dovede da se pitam zašto nema već sada turista, ali ustvari znam već odgovor tog pitanja, ali to je za drugi post (ako ga ikad napišem).
Vrijeme je kao što sam rekla, fantastično. Između 23-25 stepeni, sunce i ponekad malo puše. Perfektno je za šetnje, pijuckanje kafa, vina i ručanja vani. Smatram da je perfektno i za djecu isto, jer sunce nije toliko jako da ih moraš zatvoriti između 12-15h (obično duže) kao što je slučaj ljeti.
Nažalost, iako smo ovdje Adrian se nije oporavio i fasovao je da gadno kašlje a i temperatura ga nije prošla. Zato sutra idemo u specialist klinici za respiratorijske bolesti pa ćemo vidjeti da kontrolišu Adriana da mu nije prehlada otišla na pluća.
Danas, dok je Ensar tuširao malog a ja tražila nešto da obuče Ada je iskoristila momenat da uzme nož za mazanje, i da isjecka krastavac. Nažalost nije joj dobro išlo tako da se prilično gadno posjekla i kad je vidjela krv prepala se pa smo imali problema da je smirimo i pripremimo za spavanje. Ali nakon tri pričice uspijela sam je smiriti i napokon je zaspala.
Our first stop in our vacation happened to be Crikvenica. We didn’t plan a long stay but we stayed for almost a week. Problem is, when I see my nephew and niece play with my kids I melt. I really really miss them and I love to see how Ada is playing with them. My mother was with us so it was full house and chaos but I guess that is always the case with kids.
It was also really nice to see an old childhood friend that I haven’t met for years.
We really loved to be in Crikvenica but after a couple of days we headed further to Pag.
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Prvo stajanje kad smo krenuli na odmor je bilo u Crikvenici. Nismo planirali ostati dugo, ali se produzilo i ostali smo skoro sedmicu. Problem je, sto kad vidim sestrinu djecu kako se igraju sa mojom ja se topim. Bas mi nedostaju i volim gledati kad se Adom igraju. Moja mama je isto bila tu tako da je bila puna kuca i dosta haosa sto je obicno sa toliko djece u pokretu. Bilo je isto jako lijepo vidjeti jednu staru prijateljicu iz djetinjstva koju nisam par godina vidjela. Nakon Crikvenice smo otisli na Pag.
On the radio it is said that the heat will reach its peak today.That’s great news! Sitting at the beach I feel I am melting. It is so hot! The water is around 28 degrees. The wind feels like a hot hairdryer in a sauna. If I could I would stay in the water the whole day 🙂 Greetings from Pag!Danas su na radiju izjavili da će danas biti vrhunac toplog vremena. To je super! Na plaži sam i topim se. U vodi je oko 28 stepeni. Na plaži kad puhne vjetar isti je osjećaj kao kad puše vrel fen u sauni.Kad bih mogla ostala bih čitav dan u vodi 🙂 pozdrav sa Paga!9
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.
This morning Ada woke up way too early. Yesterday we went to the city for an ice cream. Ada liked it so much that at 5.00h this morning it was time to go to the city again for an ice cream. Even if the morning was beautiful I just feel that it would have been more beautiful had I slept a little bit longer :p Ovog jutra se Ada prerano probudila. Sinoc smo otisle u grad na sladoled i Adi se to toliko svidjelo da je odlucila jutros u 5.00h da opet ide u grad na sladoled. Iako je jutro predivno vjerujem da bi jos ljepse bilo da sam se mogla naspavati 🙂
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! 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!
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 😀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 😀
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?)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 ?)
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. 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.
Which export makes your country the most money … and makes it most vulnerable at the same time. For example, if someone wants to destabilize Russia, then it is a great strategy to introduce cheap oil (in this case with fracking) and destroy their finances … wait a sec… that´s exactly what is happening now…as it was in early 90´s also… Makes me wonder though what was the real reason for the war in Ex-Yugoslavia. Here is what CIA thinks about Ex-Yu countries…
mining and processed metal products, scrap metals, leather products, machinery, appliances, prepared foodstuffs, beverages and tobacco, vegetable products, textile and textile articles/ rudarstvo i obrađeni proizvodi od metala, otpadni metal, proizvodi od kože, mašine, aparati, priprema prehrambenih proizvoda, pića i duhana, biljni proizvodi, tekstil i tekstilni proizvodi
iron and steel, rubber, clothes, wheat, fruit and vegetables, nonferrous metals, electric appliances, metal products, weapons and ammunition, automobiles/ željezo i čelik, gume, odjeća, pšenica, voće i povrće, obojeni metali, električni aparati, proizvodi od metala, oružje i municija, automobili
Source /Izvor : CIA Factbook
Koji eksporti donose tvojoj drzavi najvise novca… i prave je najosjetljivijom istovremeno. Recimo, ako neko hoce da destabilizuje Rusiju, onda bi super strategija bila da spuste cijenu nafte (tipa fracking) i tako uniste drzavne financije… pa cekaj sekund…pa to je upravo to sto se desava sada… isto kao i pocetkom 90´s… To me navede na razmisljanje o stvarnom razlogu zbog cega je rat u bivsoj Jugoslaviji nastao… U tabeli vidite sta CIA misli o bivsim drzavama Jugoslavije…
And here is a map of how CIA sees the world / A ovdje je karta svijeta kakvog ga CIA vidi…
Danas su na radiju izjavili da će danas biti vrhunac toplog vremena. To je super! Na plaži sam i topim se. U vodi je oko 28 stepeni. Na plaži kad puhne vjetar isti je osjećaj kao kad puše vrel fen u sauni.Kad bih mogla ostala bih čitav dan u vodi 🙂 pozdrav sa Paga!
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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…
Ovog jutra se Ada prerano probudila. Sinoc smo otisle u grad na sladoled i Adi se to toliko svidjelo da je odlucila jutros u 5.00h da opet ide u grad na sladoled. Iako je jutro predivno vjerujem da bi jos ljepse bilo da sam se mogla naspavati 🙂
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!
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 😀
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 ?)
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.
