Tag: Adriatic Sea
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Kotor
A return to Kotor. Glorious, to find it intact, just as I had remembered it. To see the light reflect on the bay water again and know for certain I had never imagined it; it is real. And now, I have other people with me to bear witness to this magic and to see…
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Dubrovnik
White, walled city. Orange roofs, overflows of people. Cobblestone streets and cruise ship crowds. No space. No room to wander. Too many people, until the rain drives most away. Empty, silent, grand. A glimpse of what it once was. To be honest, the crowds in Dubrovnik were a bit overwhelming, especially when compared to…
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Korčula
All of Korčula Island smells of orange trees and tastes divine. Fresh air, blue sky, blue sea. Bright. Empty roads and empty shingle beaches. Sweet bitter wine, sun on the terrace. Wild. Hair, uncontrolled, in the wind. ___ Day 4, Shoulder Season Balkans Road Trip We crossed the border easily into Croatia, back into…
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Grotta della Poesia
The cave a poetry. Removed from the city and yet populated by swimmers and sunbathers in the late October afternoon. A boy repeatedly jumped from the cliff into the Adriatic Sea. An old man did laps across the basin. White rock, blue, blue water. Quiet and buzzing. Silent energy. We didn’t swim; we were en…
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Otranto
It was noticeable warmer in Otranto. A SoBe style strip of palm trees and a boat-lined main street giving way to an old town, to a castle, to a climbable fortress wall and unparalleled views of the blue, blue see. Open squares, such bright light. We had lunch in the Old Town by the castle…
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Polignano a Mare
Polignano, a terrace overlooking the sea, warm air, chatter in the streets, a blue sky morphs to cotton candy. Running along the sea wall, in the sea breeze, in the sun. A visit to the little juice bar in the center of an old town. Drinking green juice and stretching on the terrace, watching the…
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