… continuing from previous post on Una River spring So after the picnic, we continued down the Gračac – Knin road to the village of Zrmanja Vrelo clearly indicating that spring of Zrmanja river is nearby. Since my “obsession” with visiting all the springs – and tasting water at the very spring – of all…
Month: February 2012
Spring of Una River
Most of us have this fascination with waters. I cannot live very far away from the sea and have to see it at least once a day. So living in the interior is out of the question.. But, I do like rivers. Especially hidden, secret springs just like the spring of river Una. Since it…
Restaurant Week
Since the new “Restaurant Week” is just around the corner, I thought of posting few photos from the last one – from this past fall – when we visited two restaurants in Zagreb. Although “Restaurant Week ” is national event, Zagreb has the most interesting participants and it is quite fun to explore some restaurants…
Snow in Dalmatia – Vransko jezero lake
I hate winter. I hate snow. I hate cold. But, I have to admit that there are some beautiful sides to winter and I especially enjoy seeing some rare sights. Like Vransko jezero lake – Croatia’s largest natural lake – being completely frozen. A very rare event! So, yesterday afternoon, my friend took me and…
Eating dormice on Hvar Island
One of the most unique culinary traditions in Croatia is probably the tradition of eating dormice ( lat. Glis Glis). It is an ancient tradition as dormice were very popular appetizer with Roman emperors. The tradition in Europe is almost completely lost except in Slovenia and Croatia. In Croatia, dormouse (or puh in Croatian) is…