Tue 9 Sep- after doing some morning shopping for fruit and vegetables ('banana', 'nektarina', 'pomidor', 'krastavci', 'balancane', 'cesnjak', 'gljive', paprike', which fortunately we didn't have to identify by name, but could just pick up, all for about $9.30) we decided to visit Opatija, the Croatian Rivera. It is only about 3 or 4 miles away, but down a winding road from our 1200 foot elevation to sea level. A bus goes regularly for a $2.50/person fare, so we checked the schedule at the local tourist info office, and saw it was about an hour to the next bus. We decided to have an Italian lunch at the Pizzeria 'Rustica' just across from the bus stop. We each had a draft Toceno, and shared a large Margarita pizza - delicious, with a thin crisp crust and generous amount of cheese and tomato, for a total cost of about $9.
We walked along the promenade in Opatija, which goes along the Adriatic, with its clear and clean water. It was a sunny warm 27-28 C afternoon, and there were lots of other people enjoying the day. We had coffee in the Grand Hotel Cafe, where we had a nice view of the Adriatic. Many hotels along the water have their own swimming areas, and some connect either under or above the promenade. There are also many public beach areas where apparently swimsuit tops are optional for men and women. We saw several hotels that must have wonderful views from the rooms' balconies, and we started considering spending a few days here overlooking the Adriatic Sea.
We had a seafood dinner at the highly rated and recommended'Plavi Podrum' right at the water's edge. We each had a draft beer; Kiyomi had an octopus salad, Stan had the shrimp and shellfish with pasta; total cost was about $49. We took a taxi back for about $10.
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