Sun 14 Sep- it is a windy partly cloudy cold day 13-14 C, so in the morning we stayed in, Kiyomi working and Stan reading until Ivan was free to take us and two journalists from Zagreb to Rijeka to see Trsat. It is above Rijeka, and has been inhabited since prehistoric times. We saw the St. Mary of Trsat church, started in the 13th century as a pilgrimage, which contains an icon reputed to have miraculous powers. We then walked through the Trsat castle, up to the upper battlements for a fantastic view of Rijeka, the Adriatic and the Istrian coast.
Ivan took us to a nearby pizza restaurant, the 'Pampas', where Kiyomi and Stan each ordered the Tuborg draft beer and shared a Polpo pizza (tomato, cheese and octopus). We enjoyed talking to the two journalists from Zagreb about a variety of topics.
The Italian influence on Croatia is due to it being part of Italy for many years; the border between Italy and Yugoslavia ran through the center of Rijeka, so there is lots of Italian architecture and restaurants (especially for pizza and pasta).
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