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Figs are the only fruit

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Figs are currently my favourite fruit. Prickly pears are interesting, but too painful to venture that far to eat. All these dolls around the room is a bit haunting and many many crucifixes in the house. I feel like I'm in an apartment from the 1940's. Not much English spoken in these parts. German is a better option. I will visit Germany next time I live the UK. Over Christmas with Glenn maybe? Spoke to a local about working as an English language teacher. But I'd only make 10000 kuna per month. She says chefs in the large hotels make more. To be considered. But I think Slovenia is the place for chef work. How do I get from here to Pirano or Ljubljana? Is there a cheap option. Don't mind rain, but need to see a bit more of Slovenia. Apparently they pay the same to the government for healthcare etc as you get paid.

black beer and beef soup

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Tomislav amongst friends and jumbo pizza in Narodni trg after 3 portions of local pide type bread(soparnik) I woke up many times in a hard bed last night and my eyes feeling tender. Off to Diocletian's palace to tell him straight I am tired. The old lady of Split offers me chocolate drink in the morning, but with puffy eyes and tired senses I am in search of kava. The look that lacks warmth. It requires a smile or at least something from the eyes. So very dark, but maybe one is slightly fair? In her grey pants and tight teeshirt. Processed cheese cake charm. Piddling/pissing self importance... Just outside the east gate of the palace is the cheap and tacky clothing vendors I think the same vendors have been using thus wall since most ancient times. Selling shit to ancient tourist. Bits of relics and lavender pomade to ward off the plague. Blessings from witches and peasant food dressed up as quaint or ancient and over charged. In the green Market there is the same foodstu...