jeudi, juillet 27, 2006
Les Vacances d'Été
Bikini, sunscreen, fluffy new beach towel, budget airline tickets: check, check, check, and check!
As alluded to in the last post's comments box, it is time for a summer holiday! Doing as the French do, Alex and I are taking three and a half weeks off (actually, that is quite a conservative holiday, most of the lab is already gone, and not returning until September!) to swan around a little explored (by us at least) part of Europe: The Exotic East. We are flying into Budapest with WizzAir on Saturday, making our way to Slovenia, and then island hopping our way down Croatia's Adriatic coast! Finally a big ferry will take us over to Italy, where we will spend just a few days in Venice, before heading home with RyanAir, sun-kissed and relaxed (hopefully!).
I wasn't really too aware of this area until we started looking into it, but it looks fantastic! The Croatian islands are pretty famous these days, and are often described as similar to the Greek Islands, but cheaper and not as crowded and touristy. One of the islands we're going to, Hvar, has such good weather, some hotels offer refunds if it rains (touching lots of wooden objects)! And Slovenia sounds magical, mountains and lakes and caves and castles.
We're both really excited and can't wait! I am particularly looking forward to days of lazing on gorgeous island beaches, whereas I think Alex is more excited about goulash opportunities.
I might or might not post while away, but otherwise we'll be back to civilisation 23rd August, and I'll have lots of photos and stories!
Dubrovnik, right down the bottom of the Croatian coast.
As alluded to in the last post's comments box, it is time for a summer holiday! Doing as the French do, Alex and I are taking three and a half weeks off (actually, that is quite a conservative holiday, most of the lab is already gone, and not returning until September!) to swan around a little explored (by us at least) part of Europe: The Exotic East. We are flying into Budapest with WizzAir on Saturday, making our way to Slovenia, and then island hopping our way down Croatia's Adriatic coast! Finally a big ferry will take us over to Italy, where we will spend just a few days in Venice, before heading home with RyanAir, sun-kissed and relaxed (hopefully!).
I wasn't really too aware of this area until we started looking into it, but it looks fantastic! The Croatian islands are pretty famous these days, and are often described as similar to the Greek Islands, but cheaper and not as crowded and touristy. One of the islands we're going to, Hvar, has such good weather, some hotels offer refunds if it rains (touching lots of wooden objects)! And Slovenia sounds magical, mountains and lakes and caves and castles.
We're both really excited and can't wait! I am particularly looking forward to days of lazing on gorgeous island beaches, whereas I think Alex is more excited about goulash opportunities.
I might or might not post while away, but otherwise we'll be back to civilisation 23rd August, and I'll have lots of photos and stories!
Dubrovnik, right down the bottom of the Croatian coast.
# posted by Jenny @ 09:50 
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I am totally green, Jenny. I've done a bit of pottering in Croatia and found it to be delightful (though the old men are horny and shameless and the food is a little less than brilliant). I loved the place and would have liked to have been there in Summer. Hurrah!
Looks very fabulous! In fact, I bet you will have loads of random fabulous occaisions over there! So long as they are on film I will give my blessing to them.
Have a brilliant time, beware of the old horny guys and be safe.
Have a brilliant time, beware of the old horny guys and be safe.
This was in the SMH yesterday:
"Breast-barers face fine on fake Parisian beaches
July 30, 2006
Parisian sunbathers will no longer be allowed to go nude or wear g-strings on the capital's artificial beaches and risk a fine if they are caught baring their breasts or buttocks.
City hall has issued a decree banning indecent clothing to preserve the tranquillity of the sandy beaches created on the banks of the River Seine every summer since 2001.
"People must behave according to good standards to maintain tranquillity, security and public order," the decree said, according to Saturday's edition of Le Parisien. "Notably indecent attire (nude sunbathing, g-strings and toplessness etc) is forbidden."
The city police will be enforcing the rules, and anyone caught baring too much flesh risks a 38 euro ($63) fine.
Defending the decree, city hall sports official Pascal Cherki told Le Parisien that indecent clothing "could have led to temptations and dangerous behaviour on the banks of the river."
Topless sunbathing and g-strings are common on real beaches around France in the summer."
Reuters
"Breast-barers face fine on fake Parisian beaches
July 30, 2006
Parisian sunbathers will no longer be allowed to go nude or wear g-strings on the capital's artificial beaches and risk a fine if they are caught baring their breasts or buttocks.
City hall has issued a decree banning indecent clothing to preserve the tranquillity of the sandy beaches created on the banks of the River Seine every summer since 2001.
"People must behave according to good standards to maintain tranquillity, security and public order," the decree said, according to Saturday's edition of Le Parisien. "Notably indecent attire (nude sunbathing, g-strings and toplessness etc) is forbidden."
The city police will be enforcing the rules, and anyone caught baring too much flesh risks a 38 euro ($63) fine.
Defending the decree, city hall sports official Pascal Cherki told Le Parisien that indecent clothing "could have led to temptations and dangerous behaviour on the banks of the river."
Topless sunbathing and g-strings are common on real beaches around France in the summer."
Reuters
Wow! Sounds like a great summer holiday. Looks like a very beautiful part of the world. Enjoy the well earned break guys!
The Dubrovnik photo was pinched of the web with no credit to the original photographer and no thought to copyright infringement.
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