Have you ever heard the sea sing? We listen, enchanted, as day turns into night.
Sea Organ
In Betweens
From Zagreb to Zadar, the inbetweens.
Spomenik Hunt
We met Alex through an advert he posted on Couchsurfing. He had a plan to visit three Yugoslav WW2 spomeniks and we had a Bertie the Lumberbus eager (albeit slow) to take us there - it was a match made in Zagreb. On that note, we can't thank him enough for his company and the wealth of knowledge he shared with us.
Spomeniks are monuments and memorial sites commissioned by Yugoslav president Tito in the 60s and 70s, and dedicated to World War II battles and concentration camp sites.
Pictured below:
- Memorial sculpture commemorating the thousands executed on the site of Jasenovac Concentration Camp during the National Liberation War. Completed in 1966.
- Monument to the Revolution of the people of Moslavina, commemorating the soldiers and veterans who led the community uprising against Axis occupation during the National Liberation War. Completed in 1967.
- Monument to the uprising of the people of Kordun and Banija, built on Petrovac, the highest peak of Petrova Gora. Completed in 1981.
Hello Winter
When we set off on our roadtrip we sort of expected to be back by the end of summer, yet here we are, in Croatia, just over halfway through our journey. It's worth mentioning we have no winter tyres and not much wood left for our wood burner either. Yet when our friend Paulina told us about Medvednica we were sold and had to go for an explore.
(The last photo got turned into a Christmas card - mum loved it and just assumed it was 'off the internet')
Alfie and Pip
On what was meant to be our last day in Romania we found two beautiful puppies abandoned on a bridge. We took them in, got them up to date with their vaccination and managed to find two lovely owners - all in two weeks.
'Please can we keep them?' came up in conversation many a time, but realistically we weren't in the best position to take on this challenge. Letting go was hard and emotional, but I'm grateful we got the chance to hang out with these two fur balls.
Alfie and Pip, you are greatly missed.
