The Vinyard

Today, I had the best strawberry Ive ever tasted. It was pure magic. But to get to that story Im afraid you will have to listen to the rest of my day first. Lidjia took me to the police station to make me legal with a VISA (oh the epic visa sega continues.) Then, we had a wonderful Lunch at the neighbours, who happen to be my host grandparents Pepi and Barica. Have you ever tried White pumpkin soup? I have, and it is FANTASTIC. I learned Josh (pronounced yosh, as all Js are Ys over here) means more, as Ive never quite eaten enough apparently! Dobro je means its very good, and will be something I repeat with frequency here as their food is spellbinding sorcery of some kind (No other explanation has come to mind).

After lunch, and a little bit of bonding over T.V with Petra, my host Aunt Maja offered to take us to the Vinyard. Because my host family owns a vinyard. Sorry, I dont think you heard me, let me repeat. OWNS. A. VINYARD! We drove there, (Pepi, Maja, Petra and I) and Petra looks at me all nonchalantly and asks "Want to see the castle?". I think my heart skipped a beat. Anyone who knows me knows that historical architecture? A sure way to win me over. I practically floated down the little path and through the trees in delight, until finally, there it was. Towering over the trees, up on its own little hill, was one of the most beautiful, most elegant, attention demanding peices of art I have ever seen. Just wait, it gets better.

The castle was on a lake front, a lake front where you could rent......Paddleboats! Petra and I went out on the lake so I could really look back and see the castle, and of course take pictures! After an hour on the boat, and another halfhour in this charming little lake front bistro, we walked around the castle, right up to the front gates!

After a while we returned down the path to the little vinyard, and Maja showed me the gardens, where I was gorged with blackberries and raspberries, but the temperature had killed out the strawberries. She found one, handed it to me. I took a bite and realiyzed I hadnt fully lived until that moment. It was, to say the least, the highlight of the evening.

I have been invited to a three day trip to the adriatic seafront. I leave thursday mornig and return Saturday night. It includes swimming, a Gala, and bondig time with the other rotary students. All in all Im looking forward to in extremely.

Thats all for today, and Im not going to lie i probably wont update this blog daily, but everytime something happens that makes me want to write about it? I will, no questions asked.

Have a good one,

Meghan