Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Postira Post #3

Hi Everyone,

We had such a great time in Postira hanging out by the sea and with family that all the days started to blend together a little bit, in the best sort of way! We pretty much lost track of the days, and time really didn't mean anything either, which is just the kind of laid back, relaxed vacation we were looking for. Kristina, Matt, and I effectively became what we liked to call "Professional Chillers," often comiserating about how hard life was when you had to hang out by the sea all day and come home to delicious, overflowing home-cooked meals. Really, people just don't understand what a tough life it is. :) Check out some more pics from Postira below!



So, a bit of scenery to show you just where we were. This is the small town of Postira, on the island of Brac, in the Adriatic Sea, on the Dalmatian Coast of Croatia (Wow, a mouthful!). In the pic, you can see the main harbor, and the waterfront bars, cafes, and homes/pensions behind. It is a small town (The whole island of Brac only has a population of 12,000 people), but that just adds to the allure of the place. It is stunning!


Although there are quite a few cars on the island (and thankfully not all of them Yugos anymore, which we have a funny story to tell you about at some point...), a lot of people get around on mopeds or scooters like this one my cousin Nena and Kristina are riding. They call them "Motors." This one belonged to Nena's boyfriend Toni, and he was kind enough to let her nearly kill all of us on it on zippy trips to the town center every day! JK! :)


Here we are again at the beach in Postira, only this time during the day! Actually, it took 2 or 3 days for us to get to the beach in the day time, leading Matt to initially assume that Croatians only go to the beach at night. He said he was tired of working on his moon tan. Here, my cousin Mirela and Matt are washing some fruit in the showers everyone uses to rinse off with fresh water after chilling out in the salty sea.


Every night, we were treated to fabulous home-cooked meals by my two amazing Great Aunts, Teta Ksenija and Teta Marija. The food was spectacular, every single night! Here, Kristina and I are sitting enjoying the evening with my Teta Ksenija and her husband, Barba Tonsi (Barba = Uncle), after a particularly scrumptuous meal of home-made gnocchi and pot roast! Gnocchi is a favorite of mine, and after having been dissapointed by the gnocchi I had at a restaurant in Italy, after this night I rememberd why I love it so much!Kristina and Matt had never tried it before, but it quickly became one of their favorites too, and they were definitely talking about it the rest of the week thereafter! Thank you so much Teta Ksenija, and Teta Marija too, for all the wonderful meals prepared with so much love!


The pics never seem to do it all justice, but more to come anyway! :)

Always,

Ry
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