01.05.2014.g - Cave "Grota"

SHADES OF GREY

Ha! Admit it! You've just stopped here 'cause you've thought that is's gonna be a post about that copper haired guy and his good looking girlfriend!

Well -No! This is not a semi- porn post!
It's just some photos of the stormy clouds and thunders over Marina county I hope you'll enjoy.

AND WHAT'S YOUR FAVOURITE FRUIT?

I hate picking figs!

First of all it's August and I should be on the beach relaxing with a good book and a glass of nice wine... Instead I'm stuck on top of some hill, tripping over stones, it's hot, they're sticky and their leaves make my skin quite itchy... The problem is -  they are one of my top five fruits.

Anyhow, I remember one April couple of years back (once upon of time, you might say)  while I was living in a nearby town I saw figs in a shop. It was early in the year and I wanted them badly. No picking and here they are, ready to eat, just perfect in shape... Oh my, oh my....  So I gave too much money for too few figs expecting that sweet and sticky taste of healthy fruit I adore. 

I won't even try to describe the dissapointment I felt while tasting them. 

And so, every year in August and September, I spend some time itching and swearing in the heat, tripping over stones and enjoying the pleasure of all the perfect fruits I can get.

Of course, you do not need to go trough all the trouble. Just stop by one of the locals who sell them (you'll recognize them by long lines of drying figs in front of their houses; mostly in villages around Marina)  and you'll get perfect taste of just picked fruit.
If you like dried figs (besides olive oil, Marina area is well known for dried figs), you can get the from the local cooperative. It's a 100% Marina product and I bet you'll love it.
http://www.pz-marina.com/shop.php

Come join us for a filled night  with music at the  famous  Citadela in Marina, Tuesday, August 13th next to the church  of Saint John. Famous assembly from Trogir will start their concert at 9 PM. We look forward seeing you.

Dobrodošli na večer kulture u Marini. Poznati trogirski zbor će nastupiti dana 13.08.2013.g u Citadeli.
Dođite i pridružite nam se u dobroj ugođenoj večeri.

A little bit of promotion / Malo promocije

Što smo još radili osim zabavljali se:D
So what else have we been doing aside from partying...:D

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FOOTBALL? NO, EVEN BETTER!

 Krpaš 2013 players and M.D.

In Marina, football as known today has its ancestor in a game called "Krpaš". The game was named after the ball sewn of rags (cro.krpa - eng.rag) and only two teams are allowed to play - Mala vrata and Vela vrata (names of two locations in Marina)...
For this occasion one of the narrow streets becomes a krpas-field and the only rule is that the players must play barefooted..

You can imagine the number of bandages it takes to finish the game...

After the game is finished players, tourists and krpaš fans stay on the street enjoying the food and local wine, singing and dancing on the street till dawn...

The point of the game - keep the doctor busy 

Photos from previous years as a decoration of the Krpaš-field...

2013 - after the match; the street turns to music, food, drinks and laughter....

EU PARTY IN MARINA

Marina has also celebrated Croatian entry in EU. 

At midnight Sunday, Croatia has become the 28th EU member.

Our small but cheerful party ....

Local fishermen prepared plenty of grilled fish and  home-made wine. 

Before...

and after :)

And in the end, a new entry - Marina brand of lager beer...

Cheers! ;)

EVENINGS OF FOLKLORE MUSIC AND DANCING

 

All the lovers of national folklore music had  lots of reasons to be satisfied... two evenings full of singing and dancing...

Midsummer night's eve festival

Folklore group  "Srebrena Marina"  

 

 

Folk evening

Folklore group  "Ljeskovac" from the town of Vinkovci in east Slavonia

 

Local folklore group "Lanterna" from Vinišće

Folklore group "Mladost" from Odra (near Zagreb)

 

Folklore group "Ljeskovac", Vinkovci

 

Folklore group "Andrija Matijaš - Pauk", singers

 

Folklore group "Andrija Matijaš Pauk" - from Marina

 

Folklore group "Ljeskovac" from Vinkovci 

 

After the official programme performers and the audience sang together....

World of book

Whatever you may need to know, our local tourist office is here to help. Facts, figures, community information, local history, your rights and much more… just ask!

If you are a reading fan welcome to the our world of book! Our, small but interesting, international library has plenty headings in different languages. For a perfect and relaxing afternoon all you need is  a book, a glass of refreshing drink and a bit of space under a pine tree.

Library works at the exchange principle –  you bring the book you no longer need and choose one from the ones we’ve got. Take one – leave one. That’s it! The point is that this way we always have fresh reading  here.  If you do not have a book for exchange, it’s not a problem – you can still borrow it.  It’s free of charge. 

Watch it - enjoy it!