The Adriatic...Unveiled

After a much anticipated wait, I finally got a chance to see the Adriatic Sea-and was not disappointed.

In all reality, I think it a good thing I wasn't placed somewhere on the coast, or else I may not have ever wanted to come home.

We visited Poreč, (on the way back from Venice) a town in Istria, which is at the upper part of Croatia-you can find it easily on a map. Istria is also home to the town of Pula. Istria is well known for its unique red colored soil, due to the high levels of iron oxide in the ground. Poreč is known for a church called the Euphrasian Basilica, from the 6th century, a building dripping with antiquity. Some of the original tile work in still intact. My favorite part about the Basilica is that is smells like the sea inside-

The water of the Adriatic is a dark blue, but up close, it is green and clear, you can see all the way to the bottom, even in deeper water. We sat on a rocky beach (most of Croatia's beaches are rocky) and watched the sun set. I am looking foward to a swim in the Adriatic.