since the last update, we've spent approximately 19 hours on trains, buses and boats but have made it to hvar island in croatia! our perch on top of a hill looking out over the adriatic sea is definitely the most beautiful place we've been to on this trip.
to backtrack a little bit... during the first part of our trip, the weather was uncharacteristically COLD. i say "uncharacteristically" because it was late june, i'm actually not sure what the weather is normally like at this time of year in prague, budapest, or belgrade. i just know that it was june and i was cold and not happy about it. not being the only l.i.z. to feel this way, we were all three incredibly anxious to get to the coast.
so, the other day (i'm so lost as to what today's date is, what day of the week it is, or how quickly time is passing) we got on a train in belgrade heading to bar, montenegro. after something insane like 11 hours, we made it to bar and then took a taxi (with a hilarious woman that kept trying to chat with us despite the fact that we had no common language) to budva, the "montenegrin miami," where we stayed for a couple nights. even at night, it was much warmer in montenegro and we were excited. that is, until we woke up the following morning to an overcast sky. luckily, the weather cleared up and we were able to enjoy some blue skies and a good number of beach hours for our two full days there.
on monday, july 4th (the only date i will remember from the whole trip), we took another 10 hour bus ride from budva to split, croatia! after the bus, we took a ferry across the sea to hvar island and have 3 more nights in this incredibly gorgeous haven. dubbed "the sunniest place in europe" by wikipedia, we are optimistic for the weather.
today, other liz and i rented mopeds and drove them all over the island -- we passed lavender fields (the smell was amazing!), bopped around the old town, stari grad, and stumbled upon a secluded beach cove for a late-afternoon swim. it was a pretty excellent first day on the island.
tomorrow, V comes to join us! we have a long list of things we still want to do on the island including hiking up to the old fortress, going to the beach club in the woods?, finding other secluded beaches, taking a taxi boat across to a smaller island for a sandy beach day, etc. etc.
x!
to backtrack a little bit... during the first part of our trip, the weather was uncharacteristically COLD. i say "uncharacteristically" because it was late june, i'm actually not sure what the weather is normally like at this time of year in prague, budapest, or belgrade. i just know that it was june and i was cold and not happy about it. not being the only l.i.z. to feel this way, we were all three incredibly anxious to get to the coast.
so, the other day (i'm so lost as to what today's date is, what day of the week it is, or how quickly time is passing) we got on a train in belgrade heading to bar, montenegro. after something insane like 11 hours, we made it to bar and then took a taxi (with a hilarious woman that kept trying to chat with us despite the fact that we had no common language) to budva, the "montenegrin miami," where we stayed for a couple nights. even at night, it was much warmer in montenegro and we were excited. that is, until we woke up the following morning to an overcast sky. luckily, the weather cleared up and we were able to enjoy some blue skies and a good number of beach hours for our two full days there.
on monday, july 4th (the only date i will remember from the whole trip), we took another 10 hour bus ride from budva to split, croatia! after the bus, we took a ferry across the sea to hvar island and have 3 more nights in this incredibly gorgeous haven. dubbed "the sunniest place in europe" by wikipedia, we are optimistic for the weather.
today, other liz and i rented mopeds and drove them all over the island -- we passed lavender fields (the smell was amazing!), bopped around the old town, stari grad, and stumbled upon a secluded beach cove for a late-afternoon swim. it was a pretty excellent first day on the island.
tomorrow, V comes to join us! we have a long list of things we still want to do on the island including hiking up to the old fortress, going to the beach club in the woods?, finding other secluded beaches, taking a taxi boat across to a smaller island for a sandy beach day, etc. etc.
x!
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