First I have to tell you that not all the posts are in the right order or may be repeated. WiFi is intermittent. I also can't get in to correct. So if you can ignore those errors, I will try, too.
Yesterday was very rainy. Our first stop was in Vukovar, Croatia. It was seriously damaged by the war in 1991. We visited a Catholic Church which had been completely flattened and rebuilt. Outside there were large pictures of how it looked after the 'War of Serbian Aggression" first and only time we have heard that term. Next we stopped by an elementary school (ages 7 to 15) where they had prepared a singing, dancing, short play, etc program just for us. They all spoke excellent English and were a total joy to see. The Guide told us that their television is in English with Croatian subtitles. Also saw a medieval fortress and got soaked. Drove some more to a small town where we had lunch with a family. A group of 10 followed a young lady in her 20's to the home she shared with her Dad and Grandma. The home was modest, but located on a beautiful piece of land on the river. The young lady had heard (from a cousin) about the opportunity to entertain foreign guests and it fit right in with her long range plans of opening a B & B. The house was heated with wood and felt so good on a rainy day. We had schnapps, vegetable soup (very good), homemade bread, meatloaf (half pork and half wild boar) with hard-cooked egg in the center, bean paste, salad of lettuce and tomato and apple bars for dessert. We were offered local white wine or juice. Grandma had coached the young woman, Vanda, but we could tell who had done the work. Grandma looked and acted very old--turns out she was 74. Our guide today was Igor, a handsome 6'5" bald, psychology professor at the local university. Excellent. He also strived to give a balanced picture of their warring past. Back to the boat to dry out. The entree for dinner was rack of lamb--delicious.
Yesterday was very rainy. Our first stop was in Vukovar, Croatia. It was seriously damaged by the war in 1991. We visited a Catholic Church which had been completely flattened and rebuilt. Outside there were large pictures of how it looked after the 'War of Serbian Aggression" first and only time we have heard that term. Next we stopped by an elementary school (ages 7 to 15) where they had prepared a singing, dancing, short play, etc program just for us. They all spoke excellent English and were a total joy to see. The Guide told us that their television is in English with Croatian subtitles. Also saw a medieval fortress and got soaked. Drove some more to a small town where we had lunch with a family. A group of 10 followed a young lady in her 20's to the home she shared with her Dad and Grandma. The home was modest, but located on a beautiful piece of land on the river. The young lady had heard (from a cousin) about the opportunity to entertain foreign guests and it fit right in with her long range plans of opening a B & B. The house was heated with wood and felt so good on a rainy day. We had schnapps, vegetable soup (very good), homemade bread, meatloaf (half pork and half wild boar) with hard-cooked egg in the center, bean paste, salad of lettuce and tomato and apple bars for dessert. We were offered local white wine or juice. Grandma had coached the young woman, Vanda, but we could tell who had done the work. Grandma looked and acted very old--turns out she was 74. Our guide today was Igor, a handsome 6'5" bald, psychology professor at the local university. Excellent. He also strived to give a balanced picture of their warring past. Back to the boat to dry out. The entree for dinner was rack of lamb--delicious.
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