Postcards from Opatija, Croatia

Hello guys!

It's been a while since I did a "postcards" blog post and I'm sorry about that because I honestly love sharing with you my fave places or new places that I visit. 

So I thought I'd bring back the "Postcards" this time I'm taking you to a wonderful little touristic town called Opatija, located in Croatia in the Kvarner region. Opatija is also a place I consider my home. It's situated very close to my hometown (sometimes it seems they're one town as they lay right next to eachother in a Kvarner bay). This is where I spent my childhood days (numerous walks by the sea with my parents), and also my high school days (I opted for touristic school that is located in Opatija). Each morning I'd travel 30 min by bus, but I loved the school and I loved spending my time in such beautiful surroundings.

We, as a family, spent a few days at our home in Croatia and so we took the opportunity to go and have a little walk by the sea! It was very warm, even in evening time (which is quite unusual for this time of the year). Opatija was filled with people, students and tourists from Japan and other distant countries. I loved the atmosphere that was in the air. I remember Opatija being much more quiet in the late '90s when I was attending the school there.

One of the symbols of Opatija is this statue of a woman with a seagull but Opatija is also very famous for its health tourism and wonderful parks with egzotic plants and trees from all over the world.

Even though in winter time, the climate here can be quite harsh, in Opatija there are some tropical plants that prosper regardless of the icy cold wind and the constant rain.

My son absolutely enjoyed this evening walk. Where we live in Italy, we have only fields, so we learned to appreciate these sights even more. And the salty sea air is much healthier!

Here we are on another walk by the sea, this location is called Skalete and it's in Rijeka, but overlooking the coast of Opatija.

We tried to make the most out of our short stay in Croatia, even though it was more of a business trip than anything else. But every minute free that we got, we tried to spend by the sea, and all together as a family. Sebastian's grandma (my Mum), also came to visit and joined us for a walk!

This time we didn't vlog much, but next time I promise to vlog for you guys, so I'll even visually be able to bring you a little taste of my home.

I'll talk to you soon,

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Postcards from Rovinj, Istra: Beach life!

ENG: Hi guys! My second post from Rovinj, Croatia, will take you to the beach! :-)
After a quick walk in the old town's centre (yesterday's post), we decided to spend the rest of the afternoon at one of the beautiful Rovinj's beaches, overlooking the town's centre.
It was a nice and relaxing day for us and I hope I manage to bring you some of the summer vibes through this post ;-)

HR: Pozdrav ljudi! Moj drugi post iz Rovinja ce vas odvesti na plazu! :-)
Nakon brzog obilaska stare gradske jezgre (sto ste mogli vidjeti u ovom postu), odlucili smo ostatak popodneva provesti na jednoj od lijepih rovinjskih plaza, koja je bas imala pogled na stari grad.
Bio je to za nas vrlo lijep dan, a ja se nadam da sam vam kroz ove fotkice docarala tu opustenu ljetnu atmosferu ;-)

fashion blogger in action ;-D

VLOG:

Sunglasses: Mango, Dress: Piazza Italia, Silk cami: Imtimissimi, Hat: Piazza Italia, Bag: Carpisa, Flip flops: H&M, Necklace: H&M, Wooden watch: Jord, mod. "Sully" in "Natural Green"

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POSTCARDS FROM ROVINJ, CROATIA: OLD TOWN & ST. EUFEMIJA CHURCH ♥

ENG: Hello from Rovinj, Croatia! Rovinj is a beautiful little touristic town, situated in the peninsula Istra in Croatia.
We went there for a day trip and to shoot a vlog for my Glam Express column, "Postcards from...", that I occasionally film for my Glam Express' readers!
You can check out my little Glam Express corner here!
Anyway, back to this post...You're actually going to see two posts from Rovinj, as I don't want to overload you with photos in one post! In this post I'm taking you around the Rovinj's old town centre, and to St. Eufemija church, and the upcoming post will feature some of the most beautiful Rovinj's beaches :-)
I wore this lovely summer dress that I picked on sales at Piazza Italia, and this cute pom pom beach bag from Carpisa :-)

Watch my vlog on youtube here!

HR: Pozdrav iz Rovinja! Kao sto znate, nalazimo se u Istri, a Rovinj je jedna od najpopularnijih turistickih destinacija na poluotoku! Prvi puta sam Rovinj posjetila u osnovnoj skoli, na skolskom izletu i odmah mi se svidio njegov stari gradski centar i crkva Sv. Eufemije sa koje se pruza prekrasan pogled na more i plaze :-)
U Rovinju smo se nasli kako bi snimali vlog za moje citatelje Glam Expressa, "Razglednice iz...", kojeg povremeno objavljujem na svom Glam Express kutku!
Ali, vratimo se mi na ovaj post...koji ce biti podijeljen na dva dijela, jer imam puno fotkica, a ne zelim vas zamarati sa svima njima u jednom postu! Danas pogledajte setnjicu starom gradskom jezgrom i Crkvu Sv. Eufemije, a sutra vas ocekuju slicice sa lijepih okolnih plaza!
Haljinica koju sam nosila novi je ulov sa ljetnih snizenja, iz Piazza Italia ducana, a ova preslatka pom pom slamnata torba za plazu je iz Carpise! I tako smo kompletirali summer look :-)

Pogledajte vlogic ovdje!

At the end of my post, I want to recommend you an amazing online wedding and prom dress store.