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Day 13 of 35: Opatija

Beach day!

Opatija is an incredibly well-preserved seaside resort town that showcases the grandeur of the region’s Austro-Hungarian period. The Franz Joseph walk runs along the entire waterfront and tabs you to many public beaches, cafes, restaurants, & hotels.

We enjoyed a long restful morning then several hours of swimming in the Adriatic, reveling in the stunning, clear beautiful water & soaking up the picturesque panoramas. We had lunch overlooking the ocean & got back to the hotel for a nap just as it started to rain.

Public beach Plaža Tomaševac where we swam
More of Plaža Tomaševac
Another public beach
Minimizing out photo real estate while trying to showcase the water
Sir / Bill with the sea and an island in the background
Even this beautiful town, still shows signs of the war, like this abandoned hotel
The parks had many statues & sculptures
The view from our lunch table
A convent that has not reopened since the war
More of the stunning Artistic

We went out for dinner and had incredibly fresh seafood, served by a handsome friendly waiter who might very well have the Adriatic’s most magnificent butt. So we enjoyed that whole different type of scenery while we ate.

There just happened to be a retro music festival in town the days we were there, so after dinner we strolled through the park listening to live music from the 70s on. Rocking!

They decorated the park with dreamcatchers for the festival