Nature around our Mountain Cottage

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <b>There is always something to see around our</b> <b><a href="http://mersad-photography.blogspot.com/2014/03/our-cottage-in-mountains-weekend-post.html" target="_blank">Mountain Cottage</a></b>. Summer is in full swing here and nature has come to bloom, from our roses in the garden to the nearby trees and bushes along the forest paths. While returing from Sarajevo, I made a short visit here and took these images that follow. </div> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <i>click on the images for a bigger view</i><br /> <i><br /></i> <div style="text-align: justify;"> I love taking hikes in the woods around this place. Not only is it calming and relaxing, but there is also a lot to see. And no matter how many times I take images from certains spots, nature keeps shifting and the images always turn out a little bit different. </div> </div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiBwYvFaQlTVfItXHL-tT6QzrunKpr0cMXhYG3pSBFTl_I9kqZeuTiH1YJecFsW7uuX3W5V7W9D1AmOoKod0BFk3xvp02XhEP6GfSycJ9rjDFEq-DVH4Vpib7drSQ68evMrEbnCFHVwtg/s1600/IMG_01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiBwYvFaQlTVfItXHL-tT6QzrunKpr0cMXhYG3pSBFTl_I9kqZeuTiH1YJecFsW7uuX3W5V7W9D1AmOoKod0BFk3xvp02XhEP6GfSycJ9rjDFEq-DVH4Vpib7drSQ68evMrEbnCFHVwtg/s1600/IMG_01.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="more"></a><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTDWdW-AbiM_uBJ03vBuL93gWcpc8gHRw4FJTLApyxHs-sNcSmujT16SwsjeWbXMd2fZfJab8ZH_TNl_OvPU3hsBpXMDeaGSdIN1HIdJaAgoSEIrIG9fv5sEinVKt3_TNZ31Ham3uuhXs/s1600/IMG_02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTDWdW-AbiM_uBJ03vBuL93gWcpc8gHRw4FJTLApyxHs-sNcSmujT16SwsjeWbXMd2fZfJab8ZH_TNl_OvPU3hsBpXMDeaGSdIN1HIdJaAgoSEIrIG9fv5sEinVKt3_TNZ31Ham3uuhXs/s1600/IMG_02.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Little Div is not so little anymore. He has grown into a big lovable labrador, and Beni likes to play with him a lot. They quickly became good friends.</div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmEF1hq8O6beP4ZCEUFPzACA0abCNwSGFgk3_V5DocWHuAWYnTITHIbuExgIwZhNS2vcKhq75ZdmU6avyTkwmpYlR5KcI-Xy6sXrwUZqDDvU8N2QYFvn6edqSYg8REl0z_6blSzqrtJNU/s1600/IMG_03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmEF1hq8O6beP4ZCEUFPzACA0abCNwSGFgk3_V5DocWHuAWYnTITHIbuExgIwZhNS2vcKhq75ZdmU6avyTkwmpYlR5KcI-Xy6sXrwUZqDDvU8N2QYFvn6edqSYg8REl0z_6blSzqrtJNU/s1600/IMG_03.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgazAWTMqesaALqbiIT7fLFML2Dt2eD6QhwEJvouYyuWDzDrEaNuYOHhrCQAJR1iWV-tQTwMqQGvm5rWI69paKXLh3DMQMZ1CWgMH8xKYXrHrY9d3FZLc5OeDPg-Map_lHkeTxw3bwT4_E/s1600/IMG_04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgazAWTMqesaALqbiIT7fLFML2Dt2eD6QhwEJvouYyuWDzDrEaNuYOHhrCQAJR1iWV-tQTwMqQGvm5rWI69paKXLh3DMQMZ1CWgMH8xKYXrHrY9d3FZLc5OeDPg-Map_lHkeTxw3bwT4_E/s1600/IMG_04.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9iy8BGBWBKESSBmThVgDnRQkwNgCWrqSrxWrOW2Tsb59szQDK0I_Ol7Kt6u8wMAx39UTl5vi0OtH8bD6C4sMQFKOjnc3yps1tkaDeN15rBxW-PZm3DCbJD63Mi0Y2H_NJbNhIf_h2vOo/s1600/IMG_05.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9iy8BGBWBKESSBmThVgDnRQkwNgCWrqSrxWrOW2Tsb59szQDK0I_Ol7Kt6u8wMAx39UTl5vi0OtH8bD6C4sMQFKOjnc3yps1tkaDeN15rBxW-PZm3DCbJD63Mi0Y2H_NJbNhIf_h2vOo/s1600/IMG_05.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFNHT2pzYLpMUEKQwTSifNYxh_h-XBKKLpKdVdyfVsR76n8UuJ6E-zO1vIGSXKSAnaROadIN1EpI6B4vHGSY5_LSzUSPNqUUM10Sh7x9rzHh7ylGZ0nFW5YAmWU6G0PhNRAX7ea072hzY/s1600/IMG_06.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFNHT2pzYLpMUEKQwTSifNYxh_h-XBKKLpKdVdyfVsR76n8UuJ6E-zO1vIGSXKSAnaROadIN1EpI6B4vHGSY5_LSzUSPNqUUM10Sh7x9rzHh7ylGZ0nFW5YAmWU6G0PhNRAX7ea072hzY/s1600/IMG_06.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The many roses that have sprung in our garden are what fascinated me the most on this day. All of these shots reminded me how beautiful these flowers are. There is a great variaty to be found.</div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwBpLgg0-1AqzAGcrrdR2Bq51vwUlnGD7BY6psyixKQtixFv2M_pSuS8rIa-XgMh7DdS4OUe-x9-iXxfGDUVHatqs1ywDUAKywnAvY7OdDFbk33rFApn01fBK-52GxzA1jxHCiy_a8fs4/s1600/IMG_07.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwBpLgg0-1AqzAGcrrdR2Bq51vwUlnGD7BY6psyixKQtixFv2M_pSuS8rIa-XgMh7DdS4OUe-x9-iXxfGDUVHatqs1ywDUAKywnAvY7OdDFbk33rFApn01fBK-52GxzA1jxHCiy_a8fs4/s1600/IMG_07.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6mKUSJHBaJaaT5vpke1xjrChtcZJhS15nK22lGiWuoel8vo_SOYWhenQDOTMnQPoUG9Lge7xxVWcuER6srBOAngh6Tplq2ft4bpCb6g-ihvZLXrZiD-LebouiJF27OaU_j4M55TV5Elw/s1600/IMG_08.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6mKUSJHBaJaaT5vpke1xjrChtcZJhS15nK22lGiWuoel8vo_SOYWhenQDOTMnQPoUG9Lge7xxVWcuER6srBOAngh6Tplq2ft4bpCb6g-ihvZLXrZiD-LebouiJF27OaU_j4M55TV5Elw/s1600/IMG_08.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeRrpE_a8-YzJSPm9xCH49FKHAl6fgFULZ42sXZi27ilGAKhBAC097GIfQoyRXaSKoRvPaVmMmsVnjCnXELoQkEJXDMzjPWjaEXxFl7revBgmh8IPhM3ZTOENJkzLP5ldHTCbVKfEem6I/s1600/IMG_09.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeRrpE_a8-YzJSPm9xCH49FKHAl6fgFULZ42sXZi27ilGAKhBAC097GIfQoyRXaSKoRvPaVmMmsVnjCnXELoQkEJXDMzjPWjaEXxFl7revBgmh8IPhM3ZTOENJkzLP5ldHTCbVKfEem6I/s1600/IMG_09.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigrIyrU_I2cXMRpaCgULqUJMK4o_oBwiZyz2BMzP99syokoHWZFSZFggPADIS3dYAZuCUOoy5CcftMt43WHBjbBB9gSe09jWJhYBHpNnxmYeA9coeyc666-jhffUQqhpkBi1PxMiCyP5M/s1600/IMG_10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigrIyrU_I2cXMRpaCgULqUJMK4o_oBwiZyz2BMzP99syokoHWZFSZFggPADIS3dYAZuCUOoy5CcftMt43WHBjbBB9gSe09jWJhYBHpNnxmYeA9coeyc666-jhffUQqhpkBi1PxMiCyP5M/s1600/IMG_10.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b>Have a great Sunday and thank you for visiting.</b></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b><br /></b></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b>I am currently on my summer vacation (and making lots of new images for a whole new summer travel series!). I will be home soon, and before then I'll post some On Location images. Will catch up on your blogs as soon as I'm back!</b></div> </div>

Nature around our Mountain Cottage

There is always something to see around our Mountain Cottage . Summer is in full swing here and nature has come to bloom, from our roses ...

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Rural Views [Part 1/2]: A Family Outing

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <b>We visited the countryside recently for a family gathering. </b>While there, my cousins decided to take a walk through the rural setting, and I made a couple of images. We had a great time, which resulted in cca. 100 images, from which I selected 37 to show to you in these two parts.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> So come along with us and enjoy the sights!</div> <br /> <b>This is a multi-part series:</b><br /> <a href="http://mersad-photography.blogspot.com/2014/07/rural-views-part-12-family-outing.html" target="_blank"><b>Part One:</b> A Family Outing</a><br /> <a href="http://mersad-photography.blogspot.com/2014/07/rural-views-part-22-path-through-woods.html" target="_blank"><b>Part Two: </b>The Path through the Woods</a><br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <i>click on the images for a bigger view</i></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjljDOehd19_JmXf4PEBR3xEVrfSc9vXpmQj_NuySvIUT6j3S6iEvsSNee01LBAVadCzTYI1o6fBL4xRTq91aKHY_jGGlyeHE7b3wCF6vsi4c7K7rwgEox4vtmKzaLvFQfY9-FrR6FOKsY/s1600/IMG_01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjljDOehd19_JmXf4PEBR3xEVrfSc9vXpmQj_NuySvIUT6j3S6iEvsSNee01LBAVadCzTYI1o6fBL4xRTq91aKHY_jGGlyeHE7b3wCF6vsi4c7K7rwgEox4vtmKzaLvFQfY9-FrR6FOKsY/s1600/IMG_01.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="more"></a><br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> This place is called Bivolje Brdo, and is located 27 km (ca. 17 miles) south from Mostar. It's a short 30 minute car ride to get here.</div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOZ_SzQh2DQZzZgnofWe0aK60sPz1XRFKPr-Cso7DuoZa38rpi7FSVqcMH8W5vIirr5FBxNLrDS2-X36UrsyZ9wlfcFKVLpYmNXKwqykdMrfBIhYpOH_azI_OYAY80Kp0ZZkZ-do6W3No/s1600/IMG_38.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOZ_SzQh2DQZzZgnofWe0aK60sPz1XRFKPr-Cso7DuoZa38rpi7FSVqcMH8W5vIirr5FBxNLrDS2-X36UrsyZ9wlfcFKVLpYmNXKwqykdMrfBIhYpOH_azI_OYAY80Kp0ZZkZ-do6W3No/s1600/IMG_38.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3hyvYXVizgxQJ63_7vmNtARxEViwJaAjGQK8FmHHRSsjkhecFfYas-YljOs9ZsbiCSzKgCzXig36YpTURGh5PqNbW2htqVHNn-5pdk85b5Cx-djEfZlecOfQGpTaN7wcQ2OQkcXbtmto/s1600/IMG_02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3hyvYXVizgxQJ63_7vmNtARxEViwJaAjGQK8FmHHRSsjkhecFfYas-YljOs9ZsbiCSzKgCzXig36YpTURGh5PqNbW2htqVHNn-5pdk85b5Cx-djEfZlecOfQGpTaN7wcQ2OQkcXbtmto/s1600/IMG_02.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> Before we started our walk, I noticed this abandoned house. The grapes were hanging from the vine, which offered a melancholic view. Somehow life was still going on here.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKoimMcC9wNC4aSsBf5RaZ_Q3YGFB5xmtBnrKr_5uJa_hBWwfm2gT-nKtyImyg-mw46I1wMP0cHDxAhiDck05w5zL8-54Q4YgSjh90wqjr3B81Ay7TNyCKIHkljeZv4JBNCG5BuqaeGag/s1600/IMG_03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKoimMcC9wNC4aSsBf5RaZ_Q3YGFB5xmtBnrKr_5uJa_hBWwfm2gT-nKtyImyg-mw46I1wMP0cHDxAhiDck05w5zL8-54Q4YgSjh90wqjr3B81Ay7TNyCKIHkljeZv4JBNCG5BuqaeGag/s1600/IMG_03.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Beni was there as well of course. The hike took us through the local fields, where, after some rainy days, nature was in full bloom.</div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlly-nOmw1sqcS4Qy2rduVEHCU7Hagv37-TLmfHPq7hwACrZdJw3C3HeSRaBjo8pHqTobHwIJ_5_GExcvIVT8vClh2ZroY6We8rDwIhtKPBQeqtqyXruMpNtE5XFhATv1MSRjS1FXvOqQ/s1600/IMG_04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlly-nOmw1sqcS4Qy2rduVEHCU7Hagv37-TLmfHPq7hwACrZdJw3C3HeSRaBjo8pHqTobHwIJ_5_GExcvIVT8vClh2ZroY6We8rDwIhtKPBQeqtqyXruMpNtE5XFhATv1MSRjS1FXvOqQ/s1600/IMG_04.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> A shallow depth of field shot, transformed the scenery in this next landscape in a unique way. I did a tutorial on this technique.<a href="http://review/" target="_blank"> <b>If you are interested you can check it out here. </b></a></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn7tXX9upmWFmPTth5W6Sjfwfp4A_hzs7gYJHgx25IAWHl0QdeJu6utOdIX0B7DS_fNTrNPcBitkY17-kXpxBPH-v-IUI8ODa1Gcymkq9U6TdL0VLEpRKFI221fCTzkTgnsHbpk3J8xsI/s1600/IMG_05.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn7tXX9upmWFmPTth5W6Sjfwfp4A_hzs7gYJHgx25IAWHl0QdeJu6utOdIX0B7DS_fNTrNPcBitkY17-kXpxBPH-v-IUI8ODa1Gcymkq9U6TdL0VLEpRKFI221fCTzkTgnsHbpk3J8xsI/s1600/IMG_05.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> We had a lot of rain the last couple of days, and it was even raining on this day just before our walk. That's why you will notice raindrops in all of the close-up shots. </div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkBVlFjKAZXdquAd0VOuOjh-4vIq42wPHZL8JKvk06y6uQQKzE-G5SJAVsTpFLtei7l_yaEKBnrCP3IkQAb5iJYbBtxzYx_YU1rTu3oUovbC-7Fo74aLeQIeI0CQco0wMKEir7a3Bv4HE/s1600/IMG_06.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkBVlFjKAZXdquAd0VOuOjh-4vIq42wPHZL8JKvk06y6uQQKzE-G5SJAVsTpFLtei7l_yaEKBnrCP3IkQAb5iJYbBtxzYx_YU1rTu3oUovbC-7Fo74aLeQIeI0CQco0wMKEir7a3Bv4HE/s1600/IMG_06.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAbB2iCLfz-3fyuV3i7jdnnSunxRWkChCyIuZP20fn3GJJbBW6M6oqUVUcNDYatRUrC3IifOwuBJZjZ969f-8hGhiypQ6wzr3h0gc7aOxzAMnGyRyiPIskRJAai1maeeH-8GI-j5SlpXE/s1600/IMG_07.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAbB2iCLfz-3fyuV3i7jdnnSunxRWkChCyIuZP20fn3GJJbBW6M6oqUVUcNDYatRUrC3IifOwuBJZjZ969f-8hGhiypQ6wzr3h0gc7aOxzAMnGyRyiPIskRJAai1maeeH-8GI-j5SlpXE/s1600/IMG_07.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> This next view brings back memories form the beginning of this blog. This was one of the first sights I shoot with my Canon 350D back then, and posted to this blog in January of 2009. <b><a href="http://www.mersad-photography.blogspot.com/2009/01/forgotten-place.html" target="_blank">If you'd like to see this scene five years back, click here. </a></b></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9YY-RoYa3IyWwE-JVmABCYnTZ9TsWQClKLgDI8ZAVvrToYNp4gS563WuW405BSQYTOX1K7uItO2bUdvMmsMzxu-tiPZHfMp2Uf0_A7iBzXh1g_Eo1QDhRAGEYTbmozGr2Lc9dQFRl-jU/s1600/IMG_08.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9YY-RoYa3IyWwE-JVmABCYnTZ9TsWQClKLgDI8ZAVvrToYNp4gS563WuW405BSQYTOX1K7uItO2bUdvMmsMzxu-tiPZHfMp2Uf0_A7iBzXh1g_Eo1QDhRAGEYTbmozGr2Lc9dQFRl-jU/s1600/IMG_08.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> We actually picked some berries (not these unripe ones, of course) as we were strolling along. They were very delicious! </div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRELwk3-BJA5caqOXIeCC4Um5P8q7KGAAr7csC2hG8Mrv3yWl8HknPcaODHRrsQd3H9CIuWTjp6OtggrNNxv4nG9M-h5jIYctuptYQFHH_GAzqZlFqYbBDMky91WxQhnYiO7ALPxJh9Dg/s1600/IMG_09.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRELwk3-BJA5caqOXIeCC4Um5P8q7KGAAr7csC2hG8Mrv3yWl8HknPcaODHRrsQd3H9CIuWTjp6OtggrNNxv4nG9M-h5jIYctuptYQFHH_GAzqZlFqYbBDMky91WxQhnYiO7ALPxJh9Dg/s1600/IMG_09.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTIFwMRW6WgprnuugM8jCLYhjv4iqQwx9WB0PHvScUHEQyBW0Ck5aGwSnIuSd3ZweKx13p9zjcYVRypEhtEIKZXt7CaD5QVMqb_n0fwaOs01GnOyj-zFXUU0g3j_BraRj1aoH3geK1DbA/s1600/IMG_10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTIFwMRW6WgprnuugM8jCLYhjv4iqQwx9WB0PHvScUHEQyBW0Ck5aGwSnIuSd3ZweKx13p9zjcYVRypEhtEIKZXt7CaD5QVMqb_n0fwaOs01GnOyj-zFXUU0g3j_BraRj1aoH3geK1DbA/s1600/IMG_10.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnmTbswuqtgMQ__vnFZIcuG9rVNrE71ej63Ymy0Mjw2hC36ussRkfnAH8IXuUXNs-zlpIsumfHpyQ95XiR6J4VpRNqRLGd20EedaamGzcR3an7ZlTJQy64KxCFTZHT7AYvdKTuQy_JwTs/s1600/IMG_11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnmTbswuqtgMQ__vnFZIcuG9rVNrE71ej63Ymy0Mjw2hC36ussRkfnAH8IXuUXNs-zlpIsumfHpyQ95XiR6J4VpRNqRLGd20EedaamGzcR3an7ZlTJQy64KxCFTZHT7AYvdKTuQy_JwTs/s1600/IMG_11.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The newest addition to the family, my cousin Kenan's daugther Merjem, wasn't in a walking mood. :) As the sun returned, so did the humidity, and she wasn't a fan of it, and neither were we. </div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeb13f1kTBKINybyG4KrRxOFyLSvH5jjeu3OEZYJ9uAxjE2xRLpcodIBnfB0j7laEa6lIRXdqcIdJ5FzB4AieTDiqp9GRwSCX4YOlxvbg6FOkv6Fkjt9NodBAiJymMu4heUH7YVJpHp5o/s1600/IMG_12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeb13f1kTBKINybyG4KrRxOFyLSvH5jjeu3OEZYJ9uAxjE2xRLpcodIBnfB0j7laEa6lIRXdqcIdJ5FzB4AieTDiqp9GRwSCX4YOlxvbg6FOkv6Fkjt9NodBAiJymMu4heUH7YVJpHp5o/s1600/IMG_12.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> A lone fence was in front of me, and I was wondering, what can it protect the field from? Right now it's only an interesting photo subject, so I snapped away.</div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0oFUsb2EskYH4ZbPG_xebxNRU_H0eSWtuGO9A3qA5m-u1_Ldlcs86GOnLhSRVBvO5bukn5R4HwdaCMf6z93LHRuGDu7YuaiC01KXjwVXNb1NU9L9tsvM17ejmDGjemy9aSs8bnzvFo7U/s1600/IMG_13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0oFUsb2EskYH4ZbPG_xebxNRU_H0eSWtuGO9A3qA5m-u1_Ldlcs86GOnLhSRVBvO5bukn5R4HwdaCMf6z93LHRuGDu7YuaiC01KXjwVXNb1NU9L9tsvM17ejmDGjemy9aSs8bnzvFo7U/s1600/IMG_13.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZZEoRVpzk66FfTViq-3-I_N0m8NAgSQUifTOuhrMyI0NSoSEW-7EPlB0-y3or1ke0rFLVlkMxZ4xzr9yN9M-NKpva4VGxsJx1OudG5zTEzYh-ZldkpeDikBa4kDKfwEUe_-Zj-08G7MA/s1600/IMG_14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZZEoRVpzk66FfTViq-3-I_N0m8NAgSQUifTOuhrMyI0NSoSEW-7EPlB0-y3or1ke0rFLVlkMxZ4xzr9yN9M-NKpva4VGxsJx1OudG5zTEzYh-ZldkpeDikBa4kDKfwEUe_-Zj-08G7MA/s1600/IMG_14.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4j_U1h-76H6yK6ss5eIFK3ojNN9WUPCSkWgq9TF6JHxoQuWW3c6-8ue1jqkpyTRWKJhl8rK6WkdMxU8VlRar_VnGqq8e0_Bu_-wLdy7alyEDQzNaeFkDaSsSUe0KgHKV4ka-eV4Pg8rc/s1600/IMG_15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4j_U1h-76H6yK6ss5eIFK3ojNN9WUPCSkWgq9TF6JHxoQuWW3c6-8ue1jqkpyTRWKJhl8rK6WkdMxU8VlRar_VnGqq8e0_Bu_-wLdy7alyEDQzNaeFkDaSsSUe0KgHKV4ka-eV4Pg8rc/s1600/IMG_15.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG0JfTapwg31R-SOyLhICURACxWG-I8NjXa_hE84KXJUhLW1C5jMZfteP0zzg7vQhQC3ip5xbjY-TaeqX1GWPFEd-ZBp4Nqr-7_2DcHFby9Xu_sfKeC6Vze78yqWlFBJ97gu63C_OKyOA/s1600/IMG_16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG0JfTapwg31R-SOyLhICURACxWG-I8NjXa_hE84KXJUhLW1C5jMZfteP0zzg7vQhQC3ip5xbjY-TaeqX1GWPFEd-ZBp4Nqr-7_2DcHFby9Xu_sfKeC6Vze78yqWlFBJ97gu63C_OKyOA/s1600/IMG_16.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> A distant view into the village of Bivolje Brdo. We were traveling away from it now, further into previously uncharted (and undocumented) territory for me. </div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqQxRpvO4DnQzXp0YpddjZHegUi9WJbVL_VSuPu9v4M0qLZRHFkB_M1_LES6SCM3R_rXVGvwmk5W7QTirkWpUJwmifRapbE1n3qxr4-dOVbaVrAOcH2B8dEDpkvZ42q4JEidUnbyRCipQ/s1600/IMG_17.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqQxRpvO4DnQzXp0YpddjZHegUi9WJbVL_VSuPu9v4M0qLZRHFkB_M1_LES6SCM3R_rXVGvwmk5W7QTirkWpUJwmifRapbE1n3qxr4-dOVbaVrAOcH2B8dEDpkvZ42q4JEidUnbyRCipQ/s1600/IMG_17.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> As we were moving along, so did other creatures. Unfortunately for me (and for you, dear visitors) the turtle decided to hide as soon as I pointed the camera at her. </div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ5K99Oe5FDcYmPWeVZgWsFSGYFLDqMATVk78iIZgLoSZf0FlL9JXvJ1KxxZ6-i1g7XZjBVG9YMnvCGo5JvgvVjXF4kgYI3e8ZocIWgviiUfMD90TqfUv1BCFTj7o9Sq_iQvtgOWMO1WM/s1600/IMG_18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ5K99Oe5FDcYmPWeVZgWsFSGYFLDqMATVk78iIZgLoSZf0FlL9JXvJ1KxxZ6-i1g7XZjBVG9YMnvCGo5JvgvVjXF4kgYI3e8ZocIWgviiUfMD90TqfUv1BCFTj7o9Sq_iQvtgOWMO1WM/s1600/IMG_18.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> As we took a corner, a long path through the woods waited for us. The entrance was very nice and charming, but further back nature was running wild. You will see what we saw in the woods in part two...</div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLPsOqPhLt5XRMeOopO-M7wLgyjjtgOnp2Iknjp4nUp277alNpAyejPGAgofQmrEKX0DKCFmkY78V60Gur5Eo-O4nXXgn-ZLovzqZy9fEM0qwiALAtx8RrDIDxStqxwjrmSuuw0zEXox8/s1600/IMG_19.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLPsOqPhLt5XRMeOopO-M7wLgyjjtgOnp2Iknjp4nUp277alNpAyejPGAgofQmrEKX0DKCFmkY78V60Gur5Eo-O4nXXgn-ZLovzqZy9fEM0qwiALAtx8RrDIDxStqxwjrmSuuw0zEXox8/s1600/IMG_19.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b>End of Part One</b></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> To be continued...</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><b>I hope you enjoyed the first part from our countryside visit. Part Two will be up tomorrow (where you will actually see more from us).</b></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><b>I am still editing the summer vacation series to Sibenik, Croatia, but I plan to post part one on Friday. So there is a lot of new material coming up.</b></span></div> </div>

Rural Views [Part 1/2]: A Family Outing

We visited the countryside recently for a family gathering. While there, my cousins decided to take a walk through the rural setting, and ...

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Rural Views [Part 2/2]: The Path through the Woods

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <b>The afternoon was still relaxing after the rain as we made the entrance into the woods. </b>A narrow path greeted us in the beginning and it was about to lead us all the way to the other side. It's not a very long walk, but the sights are plenty nevertheless.<b> </b></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <b>The countryside here will change soon, since a big highway is about to be built in the near vicinity. </b>I am not quite sure what will stay and what will go, but I will try to document the change through images once it happens.<b><br /></b></div> <br /> <b>This is a multi-part series:</b><br /> <a href="http://mersad-photography.blogspot.com/2014/07/rural-views-part-12-family-outing.html" target="_blank"><b>Part One:</b> A Family Outing</a><br /> <a href="http://www.mersad-photography.blogspot.com/2014/07/rural-views-part-22-path-through-woods.html" target="_blank"><b>Part Two: </b>The Path through the Woods</a><br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <i>click on the images for a bigger view</i><br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir3W_7HJ2C8zC1fO_-H3MZ0jnnQPJvBqD6gtKCWEW9nVt9tNZuOoES_Uu7DQrPCpl_vSj6lOwjNCYzf31Kiwp89PYswItaW6C57j8Sapp3Vx5pxdEuSfjbxJVAyxo_xAqNGlMEq61dU8E/s1600/IMG_20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir3W_7HJ2C8zC1fO_-H3MZ0jnnQPJvBqD6gtKCWEW9nVt9tNZuOoES_Uu7DQrPCpl_vSj6lOwjNCYzf31Kiwp89PYswItaW6C57j8Sapp3Vx5pxdEuSfjbxJVAyxo_xAqNGlMEq61dU8E/s1600/IMG_20.jpg" /></a></i></div> <br /> <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="more"></a><br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> We stopped for some portraits. I love this little stone fence. On the other side of the fence there are many fruit trees and other walking paths.</div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg07eidvDrq89ByO7kYMCPwrh2ywMIdzuHe2FOA-zwZsfD22BBIwoVowzZYCSKw8UlgcL0dURolz_2PKuBUxuXbPCyRuY_flyLwkKFoli6z8p270oN5TEPIaFQxMJD9zPJw035FZrLqF-8/s1600/IMG_21.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg07eidvDrq89ByO7kYMCPwrh2ywMIdzuHe2FOA-zwZsfD22BBIwoVowzZYCSKw8UlgcL0dURolz_2PKuBUxuXbPCyRuY_flyLwkKFoli6z8p270oN5TEPIaFQxMJD9zPJw035FZrLqF-8/s1600/IMG_21.jpg" /></a></i></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLIuxcPRuEWLuKXNmRsAOZe2S9YbqGmkBGpHVhCYlqlA1cyvDmoinJu7KsXCOeDXsvsFCv_E6WzaIE9u4EDpHUjoExAFkUh_Cw-ldu7QvYlNBFgYHPhnKB9s_pzGKppTEhuk27lNN4a1I/s1600/IMG_22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLIuxcPRuEWLuKXNmRsAOZe2S9YbqGmkBGpHVhCYlqlA1cyvDmoinJu7KsXCOeDXsvsFCv_E6WzaIE9u4EDpHUjoExAFkUh_Cw-ldu7QvYlNBFgYHPhnKB9s_pzGKppTEhuk27lNN4a1I/s1600/IMG_22.jpg" /></a></i></div> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> On the opposite side of the fence you can peek through the trees and get a clear sight of the fields which we walked on in part one.</div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMFxGISPiH9ek592RVjLb433W_Eon81gcgK9JGWUFr22vuUmRZeuOj5g3Ex1aJcXMoD2S918pvEnwXc66ckOfBAp4IqDprjwmde4ubppPp2mqVQfRsVeIgjyGUafm7hs9Xa8jw8-K2sMY/s1600/IMG_23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMFxGISPiH9ek592RVjLb433W_Eon81gcgK9JGWUFr22vuUmRZeuOj5g3Ex1aJcXMoD2S918pvEnwXc66ckOfBAp4IqDprjwmde4ubppPp2mqVQfRsVeIgjyGUafm7hs9Xa8jw8-K2sMY/s1600/IMG_23.jpg" /></a></i></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"> <i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLLBd68Rfmo57FrOKMmzTISvFLJ_eKpdZpH8D46UQ5so4QUkTVDGqbfdGbtlwp_TVSNFu0VKKZe451cwmmR-O-uyF3lvXY_bwr5e7MGgMcrCkMsETgcM26GKlY5H6OqjtS46C1k8eavEY/s1600/IMG_35.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLLBd68Rfmo57FrOKMmzTISvFLJ_eKpdZpH8D46UQ5so4QUkTVDGqbfdGbtlwp_TVSNFu0VKKZe451cwmmR-O-uyF3lvXY_bwr5e7MGgMcrCkMsETgcM26GKlY5H6OqjtS46C1k8eavEY/s1600/IMG_35.jpg" /></a></i></div> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> These three shots of Merjem were taken in the garden of the old family house, where my father grew up in. She loves to pose for photos, and is a real character.</div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaSw7VDB2MMdM_CGFvUTV559ehlYKfqbtlhZ5_-77lIV_u6TYjDOFkzJhp7FRpDSZt49mV1hVmlMCkxQ7Px29x95XD5QMu3TVPUhrOCwaTB0mckzPWhaXQSCJF6Rb7EIfq21g_5UVpbi8/s1600/IMG_36.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaSw7VDB2MMdM_CGFvUTV559ehlYKfqbtlhZ5_-77lIV_u6TYjDOFkzJhp7FRpDSZt49mV1hVmlMCkxQ7Px29x95XD5QMu3TVPUhrOCwaTB0mckzPWhaXQSCJF6Rb7EIfq21g_5UVpbi8/s1600/IMG_36.jpg" /></a></i></div> <br /> Beni cooled down. ;)<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1z6NV4WEognnkmE4YrG-8O_2xfhJ8X1cDzv5-vhPzLWWgki5zIYp6CjaxNIsIGcoKgbIn8ZLUh9PNoa3kcjhfuA-21MUPgVmHlBbFlLGxTyL_npzQE1iKQPiuF1d8kzFjlWqnP8EvEZo/s1600/IMG_37.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1z6NV4WEognnkmE4YrG-8O_2xfhJ8X1cDzv5-vhPzLWWgki5zIYp6CjaxNIsIGcoKgbIn8ZLUh9PNoa3kcjhfuA-21MUPgVmHlBbFlLGxTyL_npzQE1iKQPiuF1d8kzFjlWqnP8EvEZo/s1600/IMG_37.jpg" /></a></i></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: small;">Thanks for visiting. I hope you enjoyed these rural views of the countryside of Bivolje Brdo. </span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><b>Next up on this blog</b> is a massive multi-part series from our vacation to Sibenik in Croatia. Part One will be up this Friday.<i> </i></span></div> <span style="font-size: small;">For some preview images go to my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/mersaddonkophotography" target="_blank">Facebook page for this blog</a>.</span></div> </div>

Rural Views [Part 2/2]: The Path through the Woods

The afternoon was still relaxing after the rain as we made the entrance into the woods. A narrow path greeted us in the beginning and it w...

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The Village in the Pine Woods

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <b>You may remember our visit to the Solaris Beach Resort in Sibenik. If not, <a href="http://www.mersad-photography.blogspot.com/2014/08/visiting-sibenik-part-49-dusk-in.html" target="_blank">click here</a> to view it. Inside the pine woods that surround the resort, there is a small village.</b> The houses are build in an old fashioned style, and in between them you can find a restaurant.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> But what was more fascinating to me is the attention to details that has been payed, especially in making everything around it look rustic and inviting. It's almost like out of a fairy tale.</div> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <i>click on the images for a bigger view</i></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisb52aSrSJ02BLwzufHHxtx4PtqO3MD-EPk60AJFSjJYE4I8N5AAFXDYx9IwevSbeYXZBH2iRtjniI2x-u58ZjQFnqRBCA9joTgdh27I0Wud90zkQR1OdCGyNvpo01A2Vss1YKO7max4s/s1600/IMG_258.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisb52aSrSJ02BLwzufHHxtx4PtqO3MD-EPk60AJFSjJYE4I8N5AAFXDYx9IwevSbeYXZBH2iRtjniI2x-u58ZjQFnqRBCA9joTgdh27I0Wud90zkQR1OdCGyNvpo01A2Vss1YKO7max4s/s1600/IMG_258.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="more"></a><br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> The restaurant inside grows their own vegetables in the garden outside.</div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEits9sWaL7dwrGhwRN8GigvNlSgG9umMLym4yCs_4VL4aY5uMBenaamns8YLe4wmfFqMLRm7mjCrn0ThGTa6jEJxhWHAwCTzYMA43aTLXj8IB5zxUtAT8IGtqfUPpcWoBNyy_8dQxI08f8/s1600/IMG_259.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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The Village in the Pine Woods

You may remember our visit to the Solaris Beach Resort in Sibenik. If not, click here to view it. Inside the pine woods that surround the...

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