Final Daze
However much I write and post, there are always more things left out, than included in these postings. For one, the tempo of my travel is quite fast. Though I’ve slowed down somewhat from the giddy tempo of my youth and often spend two, even three, nights per town, that still makes for a whole lot of destinations and day trips. More than can be comfortably squeezed into any travelog. Every day I run into things that amuse me - such as this utter failure of a submarine I ran into in Korcula - the ”semi submarine” that doesn’t actually submerge. I run into great art - both old, such as this Venetian era doorway in Trogir ancient, such as this Roman burial monument repurposed as the doorposts of Trieste cathedral and contemporary, such as this stunning and slightly frightening cathedral door in Ljubljana by sculptor Mirsad Begiĉ I run into strange plants - such as this one on the island of Hvar, which must have been the original inspiration for chicken wire mesh, and familiar fruit s...
