More visitors

A post by Laura

Our good friends Mary, Rick, and Douglass came to visit us a few weeks ago.  We had a lot of fun with them.  As we found with our other visitors, it was great to see Croatia through their eyes.

Mary, Douglass, and Rick in Rovinj

It was in the mid-90s and sunny every day our friends were here, so we spent most of our time at the beach and in the water.  We went to a few places we've been to before, but not fully explored, including more of the island of Krk, the Opatija Riviera, and Rovinj.

Douglass and Caroline in Rovinj

A trampoline with a view of the Adriatic (Rovinj)

We especially enjoyed climbing to the top of the bell tower by Saint Euphemia's Church in Rovinj.  The tower's rickety wooden steps (don't look down!) led us to a great view of the city.  And Mary dazzled us with her knowledge of Saint Euphemia!  

On our friends' last night in Rijeka, we had a surprise visit from Adam, a Fulbrighter to Rijeka last year, and Darko, the head of the university's International Relations Office.  Adam and his wife Julie and their kids lived in our apartment last year, and they've been very helpful to us.  Drago mi je, Adam!

Especially now that we've been in Croatia for a number of months, having visitors has helped us to see how much we've figured out about living here.  That took awhile.  In fact, J.D. and I have noted to one another that it's too bad that we're leaving so soon now that we finally understand more about how to do this!