This country is charming the pants off of me.
Today we woke up to the sound of rain. Not great for motivating us to explore, but we strapped on our rain gear and headed out to discover what Rovinj has to offer. What we found were the best strawberries we’ve ever tasted, covey beaches just waiting for the sun to reappear and the romance of an old European town with nothing to prove.
Wandering around Old Town in the rain.
With these two.
#nobikelocksinthistown
Croatian beaches in the rain.
And this is how we end a magical day, chocolate mousse in our faces.
… Some bullet points from Paul to add in eventually…
Coffee on the harbor. Fishermen untangling nets. Pastries from the bakery.
Walked around in the rain and circled the little peninsula. The tiny, winding cobblestone streets are really romantics. Very reminiscent of Italy. Cloths lines stretching between buildings overhead. Locals sipping espresso on sidewalk cafés and pastel pinks, greens and yellows for all of the buildings.
We stopped by the local market and purchased the most delicious, juicy strawberries I’ve ever had. I didn’t know you could get this sort of sweetness out of a berry without soaking it in sugar for an hour.
We had dinner at a really cute place named Ulica. Our server brought us (3 of us at least) our first sampling if mistletoe grappa. Our crew had mixed reactions to it, but I think I discovered that I an a secret Grappa lover.