A day in Grado, Italy

Weather forecast for Saturday was looking good and that was enough to make plans for a trip to Italy. Unfortunately the forecast was not entirely accurate - it wasn't so sunny and hot after all. That wouldn't bother me if the air was clear.

Well it wasn't. That's why the photos didn't turn out as nice as they could. Even without that we had a wonderful time.

This time our destination was the town of Grado. It lies between Trieste and Venezia. It's a very old island town. It is situated just next to mainland and connected by not one, but two roads.

Beside churches, stone coffins, mosaics and all sorts of old buildings one can also enjoy in various beach activities. Nowadays Grado is a popular summer destination. It also had to be important in the past - a church has been standing there since the 4th century AD.


After a short history lesson we went on a walk around the town. With delicious Italian icecream in our hands we wandered through narrow streets and down the beach promenade.


Walking by the beach, we noticed an interesting contrast. Some of the people were sunbathing in their swimsuits, others were passing by still wearing winter jackets and scarfs. Me and my girlfriend were somewhere in between wearing T-shirts.

The sandy beach bellow the promenade was cowered in seashells. Millions of them.


After a few hours of relaxation we decided to move on. We went to see the city of Aquileia a few kilometers north.

More about that in tomorrows post... If you are lucky. ;)

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Salamander Brandy - a new Viagra?

Salamander brandy. Are you wondering who would ever want to buy it and eventually drink it? Not me! And that's for sure!
Do you believe such a thing even exists?

Well... surprise, surprise - it does exist! You can buy it in Slovenia and I haven't yet heard of any other country where you can get such a thing.
There you have it - your reason to come and visit Slovenia. ;)

For those who still don't believe me - here is a link to an article by John Morris who once visited Slovenia and obviously got a first hand experience with this thing.

Among other things the article mentions the drinks supposed aphrodisiac powers:

"A liquid Viagra?
Not quite, but a traditional medieval method of getting in touch with your deeper sexual feelings - and getting off your face in the process. The erotic charge of the drink is powerful, but tends to be indiscriminate in its target, so that anything in the natural world can become sexually attractive - trees, plants, animals or even humans."

There are quite a few such 'facts' in the mentioned artice. Do you believe any of it?

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A salamander

I went on a hike last Sunday. It is already described in my previous post, so I won't repeat myself. If you want to read more on how it went, simply click on the link.


I forgot to post a photo of a beautiful salamander we saw that day. So here are two photos of an interesting creature. Enjoy!

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