Being a Tour Guide in Croatia 2

Part 2 Caity & Alex

When Caity and her friend Alex stayed at the end of May, they had slightly better weather which improved throughout the week – several times they had the chance to sunbathe and tried to resemble lobsters!  They also ventured into the sea, despite it being freezing cold!

Second time round when we went into Pula, with Caity and Alex, we did get into the Ampitheatre Arena to admire the structure and it was amazing.  It is the 6^th largest remaining Roman amphitheatre in the world and is still used to hold concerts, operas and shows during the summer.  It dates back to the 1^st Century AD, was built to hold 20,000 spectators and the underground chambers that once held animals and fighting equipment below the fighting ring, now display information about the structure and its history, including a display of original pottery containers called Ampules.

One evening, we went out on a boat to view the local coastline, which is stunning, but also to find dolphins in their natural habitat.  We found them, about 10 in the pod, and they leapt around us for well over half an hour, showing off their diving and jumping skills.  It was amazingly beautiful and mesmerising to watch their beautiful animals, some only babies, having fun in the sea under a wonderfully colourful sunset.

The coastal view of Rovinj was also worth seeing, the coastline of full of higgledy piggeldy olde worlde houses that support the stone walls of the old city, some houses being 5 or 6 levels high, then to the right of the old town and harbour is a modern side, a huge hotel and modern marina that blend into the hillside.  Tourism is the main source of income and industry here and everything is geared towards making people feel welcome, relaxed and part of the community.

Rovinj from the Sea.