Opatija

Opatija - üks järjekordne äge linnake Horvaatias, Aadria mere kaldal. Ilm oli tohutult palav ja teksased lahustusid jalgade ümber. 
Meil oli õnn saada hotellituba ajaloolisse hoonesse, mis on ehitatud 1885. aastal ja nimetati siis Belgia printsessi ja Austria kroonprintsessi Spephanie järgi. Praegu kannab ta nime Imperial. 
Meil oli tuba rõduga (kuhu mahtusin just ja just), meil oli vannituba vanniga, kus ma ootasin sooja vett nii kaua, et pidin alla andma. Olime viimasel korrusel ning - meie aknast ja rõdult nägi imelist päikesetõusu mägede ja Rijeka kohal. Fantastiline!
Hommikusöögisaalis tekkis tunne, et me oleme viga. Kõikide nende kroonlühtrite säras, keerubitest õhkuvast ajaloolise tolmu hägus, punaste hääletute sametvaipade peal kõndides oma tenniste, teksade ja t-särkidega.. ups! Vale sajand! 
Muidu aga oli selles hoones mõnus hõng.. võis peaaegu minna ajas tagasi ja ära eksida. Nigisevad ja nagisevad põrandad, messingust uksenupud, laiad trepid, lühtrid.. Ainult soe vesi ja wifi ei jõudnud üles korrusele eriti :) 
Linnake ise just nagu kuurortlinnake ikka. Mere ääres, turistide ja suveniiriputkadega. Huvitava segunenud arhitektuuriga.

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Opatija - very sweet Croatian coastal town on the Adriatic Sea. A fashionable resort in the 19th century, it's dotted with Habsburg-era villas. 
It was so hot that day that my jeans almost melted. 
We were lucky to have a room in one of those historical buildings that are now hotels. Hotel Imperial was ours and it is a historical building constructed in 1885 that was originally named after the Belgian princess and Austrian crown princess Stephanie.
We had a room with balcony (just enough room to fit us :) ) We also had a bathroom with a bathtub but I waited the warm water so long that I almost gave up (we were at the top floor). But - the view from our balcony was just fantastic! It was the sunrise side. 
The next morning in the breakfast hall I felt like like a mistake. All the chandeliers and the red carpets and all the imperial designs... And we were in t-shirts and jeans ... ups. Wrong century! 
But the feeling in this house were good. One could almost go back in time and get lost. 
The town itself is an interesting bouquet of different eras, specially the architecture. But otherwise like any resort - near the sea and with tourists and souvenir sellers.  
Worth to visit!

meie tuba oli seal üleval paremal nurgas, kaarega rõdu :)

nii palav oli, et kajakad jõid murukastjatest |
it was so hot that seagulls were drinking from that

 

maja nagu tort :)  |  a house like a cream cake 

 

 

tagasivaade Opatijale | looking back to Opatija

hommikused tukkujad lahel | early morning sleepers on the bay

hommikusöögil | at breakfast