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| Tsrat Castle, Rijeka |
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| Tsrat Castle, Rijeka |
Our local castle, Trsat, is about 700 years old (well, not the internet cafe). In the 19th century, after it was really run down, an Austrian general bought it and repaired it, in order to have a noteworthy family mausoleum. He is buried here, but his family was impoverished by his castle hobby and couldn't afford to join him. There are some 1500 stone steps to the castle, which doesn't sound a lot if you put it in stairmaster terms, but it is not a stairmaster and we all got quite a workout. Since we don't have a yard, the kids tossed a ball around for a long time in the shadow of the tower. We ate lunch near the castle at a place called Gvardian (which was later recommended to Adam by a colleague), and had a fantastic English-speaking waitress. So of course, I asked her if she would babysit my kids and she seemed thrilled by the idea. If I can figure out our home phone, she's the first person I plan to call.
