The first morning in Rijeka started with a walkabout that gave me blisters that lasted the entire trip, but that’s not at all to blame on the city, I just wanted to wear my new shoes that made my feet look pretty. Such a girl for choosing those shoes, right? I don’t usually wear shoes like that on a trip, and never ever new shoes, but that gave us a reason to stop a lot, to sit down for a coffee, have lunch, get some mojitos, and last but not least – some wine to keep us company as we watched the sunset. The city center is not that big,…

The apartment building is located right in the city center, so you’re super close to everything. If you just exit the building and stand with your back against the front door you will see the harbor area and a few nice restaurants with a perfect view of the ocean, turn to your right you’ll find a few small shops, and if you keep walking until the end of the building you’ll find yourself at the big square where all the busses arrive and depart from, taxi station as well. Turn to your right again and you’ll see the Mololongo sign for the check-in desks. Keep walking and turn right and…

Okay, so visiting Rijeka in May can be a bit of a lottery when it comes to the weather… the two first days of our four-day stay were warm as any hot summer day in Europe, like almost 30 degrees. But the weather is moody as … yeah! The next day we woke up to a thunderstorm. The temperature dropped to about 17 degrees, it was raining sideways cuz of the heavy winds and it was absolutely pouring down! It sure was an experience! We flew in by Ryanair to the tiny airport of Rijeka, which is small and super cute. Actually one of the smallest airports I have ever…