Port of Roses

From Dubrovnik, I took an overnight bus up the coast of Croatia in the pouring rain to arrive in Rijeka at 4:30 in the morning. Nonplussed by the continuing rainstorm and lack of waiting room in the early morning bus station, I decided to continue to Trieste, Italy to reach my final trip's destination in Portoroz (literally the "Port of Roses") on the small sliver of coast in Slovenia.

As a result, I got to visit Italy for the first time for a short day of walking, espresso-drinking, and gelato-consuming...

Later, I enjoyed two days in the pre-season seaside town of Portoroz. Long, lazy walks along the water by day, scrumptious seafood dinners in the evening, and an excellent host made it the perfect place to end my weeks of ramblings before heading the long way back "home" to Tartu via Zagreb!