Sat 6 Sep- discovering Kastav 2

Sat 6 Sep- after a breakfast of cereal, fruit and coffee we explored the town a little. It is a small town, fairly compact with a picturesque church on the top of the hill overlooking the countryside. Kastav is on a fairly high hill, about 400 meters (1200 feet) above the Adriatic, so we had nice views of the countryside in all directions. It did not take long to make a full circuit of the town. We were impressed by the cleanliness and lack of tourist influences. There is virtually no graffiti, most of the buildings are in good repair even though they may be hundreds of years old. Indeed, our apartment is part of the wall that surrounded the city several hundred years ago, though fortunately it has been very nicely renovated and is quite comfortable. There are very few souvenir shops; we know of only one; but there are two tourist information offices, two ATMs, and many restaurants and cafes, a laundry/dry cleaner, hairdresser, etc. This mix provides the real essentials without the distractions for visitors.
After our exploration we had a draft Ozujsko beer ($2/glass) in the Kastav Pub to refresh ourselves. We really enjoy draft beer in the warm weather (27-28 C) that we enjoyed today.