Rijeka, dailyphoto Croatia

AGAIN ON THE TOP....

2010-07-01T05:14:00.000-07:00

During my mountaineering...It is view on Brseč, a little village on the North Adriatic coast..

2010-06-16T23:44:00.000-07:00

It is a divine connection of mountain and the sea..

LIGHT GREY

2009-09-16T01:57:00.000-07:00

Sometimes I like light grey coloures...usually reminds me on autumn, but this photo took part of nice and sunny summer....Location: beach in Kantrida (near the swimmnig pool) Rijeka

THE OPPOSITE SIDE

2009-08-11T04:43:00.000-07:00

Like I said yesterday island Rab is green inside and it is very therapeutic area for lung patients...

FERRY BOAT (Island) RAB-(small port) JABLANAC

2009-08-10T01:25:00.000-07:00

Do not be afraid....of white stone (barren land) what you can see on this photo....The island RAB is rather green island but if you look from the opposite side....the wind called BURA in mixture with seasalt is not very friendly area for trees or bushes...

OPATIJA......

2009-07-30T05:09:00.000-07:00

Yestserday I visited Opatija...it was a wonderful evening in the beach bar...wih a night view of RIJEKA

TRIPLET OF PHOTOS...MOSCENICE(2)

2009-07-23T00:11:00.000-07:00

just photos....

THE OLD VILLAGE....MOSCENICE

2009-07-21T04:28:00.000-07:00

Moscenice is a village situated on the hill 173m high, above the sea and it is 2 km from Moscenicka Draga (abt 10-15 min by car from Opatija). It is historical settlement of Ilircs tribe called Liburna,which is in changed form (Liburnija) the name of whole region. It has a beautiful view on Kvarner Bay. Many tourists like this place very much. It is also the start point for the way to old abandoned villages of Ucka mountain..

My city...in the evening

2009-07-08T02:40:00.000-07:00

EXHIBITION IN ART GALLERY "KORTIL" Rijeka

2009-07-07T00:54:00.000-07:00

I didn't attend an exhibition for a very long time....

Yesterday, I changed that..My friend and I visited an exhibition opening in "Kortil" (artist Mrs Dunja Demartini)...

The name of E. is PISACI and PROMATRACI ( THOSE WHO PISS and OBSERVERS)....I would like to explain that Those who piss are, actually, figures which are small fountains....

My impressions: interesting and unusual combination of graphics and statuary....Here are photos....

ON THE BIKE TOUR (EASY PART)

2009-05-12T01:56:00.000-07:00

Last weekend I was on the island Krk on the bike tour. I am not rather good in that, but I like be part of sport-happenings. I was driving for 1,5 hour (cca 20 km) around village Baška....It wasn't so easy part and 'cause of that I was happy that I didn't give up....

WAITING FOR THE FERRY BOAT.....

2009-04-14T03:46:00.000-07:00

I was on the island Rab last Easter weekend. Here are the photos of Jablanac, small ferry harbour...Jablanac is cute small place which is situated in my heart for a long time...I am going to Rab for 28 years

SNEZNIK 1796 m (SLOVENIA)

2009-03-26T04:30:00.000-07:00

On the International Woman's Day (08.03.) I visited with my friends Sneznik in Slovenia...I enjoyed in beautiful weather....here are some photos

CASTLE IN Stara Susica

2009-03-25T07:44:00.000-07:00

In this Castle many pupils (3rd grade in primary school) were there during winter time.....I wasn't there because I was ill in those period.... Impressions of being there were always fantastic....

CROATIAN NATIONAL THEATRE IVAN pl.ZAJC

2009-03-24T06:36:00.000-07:00

The whole History of.....

Croatian National Theatre Ivan pl. Zajc in Rijeka was solemnly open on the 3rd October 1885 under the name Teatro comunale. For the opening and the first season in a new building, two great and luxurious operas, not jet shown in Rijeka, have been prepared. They were "Aida" by Verdi and "Gioconda" by Ponchielli.

Common people have fun here in a joyous game, here they will boost in eternal, immortal sentiments that are seduced by the best ghosts of all people. The ghost of all times will speak to them here with its powerful expression, the people will find here the true human values! The artistic sentiment illuminates and enriches everything it embraces. So the theatre has a great influence on the moral development of the public…Muses, the ones which are humans' true friends, will happily and solemnly open the doors of this temple! Music and song, poetry and proze are matched in the service of beauty! This temple, made by God, will become a popular place for the citizens of Rijeka…, said Ferdinand Fellner, the architect, on Saturday, the 3rd October 1885., handing over the keys of the theatre to the mayor Giovanni Ciotti, the grandson of Ljudevita Adamić, meaning that "the muses' temple", design by him and Herman Gottlieb Helmer, was finished.To the theatre's gravely opening under the name "Teatro Comunale", todays Croatian National Theatre Ivan pl. Zajc in Rijeka, many guests and citizens have attended that morning. Premiere of the first show, "Aida" by Verdi, for which Italian most dignified and popular singers have been choosen, should have been held in the evening, however, when many guests came, the show was canceled for the next day due to some problems with electric illumination. So 800 electric lamps in the theatre and six big street lights in frot of it have glared in their full glow and lighten the great building in Rijeka.

Solemn, rich equipped and accurately prepared "Aida" was excellently carried out. The spectators were thrilled. They enjoyed in a great performance, in an imposing building, in the art-work of the architecture which has shown itself in its full beauty and size. The buildings figural sculptures and ornamental works were made by a popular Venician architect August Benvenuti, and the pictures on the ceiling by a painter Franz Matsch in co-operation with more popular brothers Gustav and Ernest Klimt. During the first season, not counting guests in lodges, 29 shows of "Aida" and 11 performances of "La Gioconde" was seen by 15 431 viewers.

Under the direction of a maestro Gaetan Cimini, a well known and popular singers - Medea Borelli, Clotilde Sartori i Mary Guttemberg - have proved themselves even more skillful. From its earliest days the theatre in Rijeka has been visited by many famous names in theatre world like Giacomo Puccini, young in the time but alredy famous, and Pietro Mascagni who directed his opera "Il piccolo Marat", then a woman born in Rijeka and a great actress Irma Gramatica… In 1898 The most famous tenor of his time Enrico Caruso was a guest in Rijeka's theatre, and in 1941 a famous Begniamino Gigli performed there. There were also many stars among which, surely, the most distinguished was the great tragedy astress Sarah Bernhardt who in 1899 was aguest with her company in "Lady with Camelias" by Dumas.In its rich history Rijeka's theatre has many times changed its name. In 1913 "Teatro Comunale" was renamed into "Teatro Verdi" after the biggest Italian opera composer. Croatian word and croatian theatre artists didn't have access to the theatre because of historical and political reasons till the end of 1945 when, like similar steady national theatre institutions at home and abroad, perminent National Theatre in Rijeka was formed with Croatian drama, Italian drama and Opera and balet. On the 4th January 1946 the first administration was elected with intendant dr. Đuro Rošić at the top. Soon, another historical date for the theatre occured. It was on the 20th October 1946 when for the first time a show in Croatian language played on its stage. It was "Dubravka" by Ivan Gundulić, directed by dr. Matko Foteza and with Marija Crnobori who played Dubravka.

Soon, the first opera and balet show started. It was "Nikola Šubić Zrinjski" by Ivan pl. Zajc, to which Boris Papandopulo was a manager and the main role was sang by Milan Pihler. It was on the 2nd of November 1946. The first show of Italian drama - "Il burbero beneficio" by Goldoni, was performed on the 26th November 1946.

In 1991 the theatre gets a new name after another composer, but this time after the biggest croatian composer and a famous citizen of Rijeka - Ivan Zajc - who had in 1857. directed "Nabucco" by Verdi on the stage and set up on it more works by Verdi. In 1860 he set up his own opera "Amelija" which was welcomed with boisterous uplift from citizens who celebrated work and a young maestro .From 1991 the theatre gets a status of the national theatre and in 1994 its name - Croatian National Theatre Ivan pl. Zajc. From the historical 1946 to today, with its four artistic branches (Croatian drama, Dramma italiano, Simphonic opera and Balet) and with sixty years their continuous work, with its quality performance Rijeka's CNT managed to set high theatrical and artistic criterias and carve out its righful place as, by quality, one of the leading theatres in Croatia. At the same time its repertoire is distinguished by accurately deliberated identity in which a fresh read dramatic, opera and balet classics or works of croatian drama and opera heretage are performed, and modern works are shown as premieres.

A FEW PHOTOS...FROM DELTA

2009-03-11T01:56:00.000-07:00

This photos were taken in the early Sunday morning from "Delta" well known big parking place in the centar of Rijeka.....My friends and I were waiting for the bus....We were In Slovenia....I will show photos to you in the next posts...

COMPASSES- important tool of mountaineers

2009-03-04T03:56:00.000-08:00

Important tool of mountaineers...

GORSKI KOTAR...again... but this time MOUNTAINEERING

2009-03-02T02:43:00.000-08:00

This weekend my boyfriend and I with friends were on mountaineering in Gorski kotar...and it was wonderful....combination of walking, peace, snow and good company.....all of that are, probably, one of the best medicine for body and soul....

THEME DAY:GLASS CAN'T be INVISIBLE

2009-03-01T12:50:00.000-08:00

It is not actually fresh photo but it directed my thoughts toward many life situations when you can't be invisble although you want to...oh , you want to...

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THEME DAY-PATHS AND PASSAGES: NARROW PATHS (as a speciality of Kvarner region)

2009-02-01T01:37:00.000-08:00

I have many photos like this one....and all of them are from other old little villages....If you don't know well those village, you can't be sure where some photo was taken from...Explanation= the type of building was very similar in the past..Today, those parts of the cities are the most interesting for tourists...

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CARPET OF LEAVES

2009-01-24T09:06:00.000-08:00

While I am collecting photos about interesting sights in my City I put here my favourite photos...

Saturday in Platak

2009-01-20T06:38:00.000-08:00

Platak is a small family place for skiing and it is about 30 km from Rijeka, and air line 11 km from the sea. It was rather sunny day what is perfect for ski-beginners....as I was in Saturday...What a strange and dangerous feeling!

INFORMATION WINDOW for tourists

2009-01-19T02:31:00.000-08:00

Here is the photo of "info-pult" for tourists who do the sightseeing in Rijeka...

INSIDE of CINEMA (Island RAB)

2009-01-17T01:37:00.000-08:00

On this photo You can see the hall of "winter" cinema on island Rab...Usually, during the summer time they got "open typ" of cinema (yo know: under the sky/stars)...On this boat are 4 bell-towers which is recognizable for Rab...

OLD AND FORGOTTEN

2009-01-11T11:00:00.000-08:00

Although, it is not nice to see boats like that on our coast..sometimes there are fantastic material for shooting....

MY PRIMARY SCHOOL

2009-01-10T08:04:00.000-08:00

When I started to go to this school I was in the fifth garde and it was absolutety new.....After abt 25 years it is still nice....

RIJEKA- just one look from the sea

2009-01-09T02:55:00.000-08:00

In the backround You can see Rijeka..

GLASS REFLECTION

2009-01-08T02:57:00.000-08:00

Actually, this site has no intention to promote/advertise some restaurants or so on, this photo was surprise to me because it seems to be interesting more than I expected...

GLASS BOAT

2009-01-07T04:54:00.000-08:00

Unfortunatelly, I have never seen the bootom of the sea from this kind of boat..but, it must have been interesting...

ORANGE SKY in Kostrena

2009-01-04T12:14:00.000-08:00

Kostrena is a small village abt 10 km from Rijeka.....During one walking near the sea I took this photo...

EASY STEP....

2008-12-30T05:17:00.000-08:00

Sometimes, I think abt characterisation of people based on their motion...Quick and sharp walking are almost always synonym for dynamic people....Am I right? What is your opinion?

SUN vs.SNOW

2008-12-29T03:22:00.000-08:00

I has 2 days of those holidays in snow, actually White Christmas....When I was younger, I didn't like snow (especially in big cities where it makes only problems) but now... I like it very much white and soft like cotton....I was abt 60 min driving from Rijeka in hill region..It was like a paradise...

MERRY CHRISTMAS , MY DEAR FRIENDS

2008-12-24T02:09:00.000-08:00

This part of the year is always something special in our lives, we wish great wishs to each others, buy a lot of presents but My Dear Friends I will be really happy when those nice habits will be in our heart, in our behaviour each day of the year....So I would like Christmas habits every day!!!

Best wishes

WALKING from Volosko to Opatija

2008-12-23T02:17:00.000-08:00

Last Sunday was a beautiful sunny weather so I decided to go for a walk... It is an often "tour" for walking near the Adriatic Sea...Enjoy!

SOUP in the BREAD

2008-12-22T02:23:00.000-08:00

I was in last Friday on traditional chrtistmas dinner party with my coleeges....and I ate interesting soup in the bread..look at the photos!!

"PINESCENT" BEACH

2008-12-12T07:25:00.000-08:00

I like very much this beach...It recalls my "teen" period in summer time on Rab....Sun, sea, no duties,...and first kiss....yes my dear blog-friends..

P.S. previous photo was just entrance in house, whose Owner like to be original...

STONE DICES

2008-12-11T00:30:00.000-08:00

Well, I am rather busy during the day so I don't have unfortunatelly free time for some new photos....So I will show during the week some old photos from island Rab where my parents have house...This time You'll see dices but not for playing...

VIVID SATURDAY in RIJEKA

2008-11-17T05:45:00.000-08:00

We, workmen/workwomen, usually use Saturday for doing some "stuff" like shopping, walking so just for You.... Last Saturday in my town....

INSIDE LOOK of my TOWN

2008-11-13T04:28:00.000-08:00

It is the part very close to long street which we called Korzo; one afternoon in the Centar of Rijeka

RAINY DAY in LOVRAN

2008-11-12T04:35:00.000-08:00

This photo was taken in early October in Lovran....My attention was occupied by this yellow boat...It was so quite and without wind, which is rather often situation when it is rainy day.....If you look on the bright side of life, rainy day is as nice as sunny, but if not, only small step can bring you to melancholy and depression....

POSTCARD from RIJEKA

2008-11-07T03:31:00.001-08:00

LABIN, Old town

2008-11-04T02:47:00.000-08:00

During the Marathon, I was walking and taking photos, as real turist, all around the Old town of Labin...

LABIN, again

2008-11-03T03:17:00.000-08:00

Yesterday we were in Labin on, Bike Marathon...I was there, just as a companion not as an active participant...Bike Marathon has 2 official race tracks, ROAD and MTB and both of them were 50 km long...There were people from many parts of Croatia, but also from Slovenia and Italy....It was rather exciting to take photos in the beggining of the race , and after 50 km....I think that I would be proud of myself if I could be after 2 or 3 hours behind the finish line...

ME, in ACTION

2008-10-31T04:46:00.000-07:00

I took photos in Zadar with my old camera, because I thought I lost my new one...And I was rather sad becuase of that.... In meantime, I found it...so I will take shots more often than during the October....

Tomorrow is All Saints Day and I hope that many of You are going to visit cemeteries and bring the flowers for Your dear dead friends, relatives.....

"GREETING TO THE SUN"

2008-10-28T06:43:00.000-07:00

I enjoyed in Zadar, specially on the place where is Sea Organs and "Greeting to the Sun"....I think I would spend many time to relax my soul there, if I live there but, unfortunately I don't.......

After the world-known Sea Organs, Zadar has become wealthier with one more urban installation. On Istarska obala, at the very end of the Zadar peninsula, next to the famous Sea Organs, shines the Greeting to the Sun made by the same architect Nikola Bašić.

The Greeting to the Sun consists of three hundred multi-layered glass plates placed on the same level with the stone-paved waterfront in the shape of a 22-meter diameter circle. Under the glass conduction plates there are photo-voltage solar modules through which symbolic communication with nature is made, with the aim to communicate with light, just like the Sea Organs do with sound.

Simultaneously with the „most beautiful sunset in the world" the lighting elements installed in a circle turn on, and, following a particularly programmed scenario, they produce a marvelous, exceptionally impressive show of light in the rhythm of the waves and the sounds of the Sea organs.The photo-voltage solar modules absorb the sun energy and then transform it into electrical energy by releasing it into the distributive voltage power network.

It is expected for the entire system to produce around 46.500 kWh yearly, being, actually, a small power plant from which energy will be used not only for the Greeting to the Sun installation, but also for the lighting of the entire waterfront.

This energy will be three times cheaper than the actual one, and the project itself is a unique example of connecting the use of renewed energy sources, energy efficiency and city space arrangement.

ZADAR

2008-10-27T06:48:00.000-07:00

I was in Zadar from October 21st-24th because of some Symposium....A few photos and some info about.....

Zadar is the centre and the watershed of the Croatian Adriatic. Placed on the Mediterranen diagonal of Europe and on the Adriatic-Ionic joining point, as close to the Croatian metropolis Zagreb as to the rest of the cities is in constant natural and circulatory communication with city Ancona on the Italian side of the Adriatic.It is made well-accessable by high-quality and comfortable road, air, see and railroad travel. Rich in attractions, exceptional in material and spirutual culture, strong in sailing, original in tourism, it is well developed and special.

BAKAR

2008-10-21T03:18:00.000-07:00

Bakar is a small city (about 6000 inhabitants) south of Rijeka at the end of Bakar bay. It is an important and natural port with long tradition (which is one of the reasons why such small palce gets city rights, otherwise city is defined as that with more then 10000 inhabitants, only if special historical or other reasons make exception).Bakar was granted coat of arms to gether with civic rights in 1799 by Empress Maria Theresia.In modern Croatia, Bakar was formed as community in 1992/93 and was upgraded to civic status in 1997.

The town consists of two parts namely the Grad and Primorje. Grad is the old part of the town and retains the old world charms amongst its museums and ancient structures. While Primorje is the new section of the town of Bakar. Primorge is the new section of the town. It is tucked towards the coastal region.

I' m here again.....

2008-10-20T06:01:00.000-07:00

Because of Alina's wish to put more photos of Istria....here are some from villages/small towns Buje and Umag....

DOORS

2008-10-09T06:59:00.000-07:00

When I was looking those photos, one thought was on my mind....There is no time dimension...like everything STOPS here....I think You will understand me...

WEEKEND in GORSKI KOTAR

2008-10-06T05:34:00.000-07:00

Gorski kotar is situated in the west part of Croatia. From the north, its border starts at the source of Čabranka river and continues down the Čabranka and Kupa river courses to Zdihovo Bosiljevsko. This line also represents the historical state-political border between Croatia and Slovenia.
I was in small picturesque village called Stari Laz ("Old Laz")....and enjoyed in autumn colours

THEATRE

2008-10-02T03:57:00.000-07:00

I would like to say that yesterday I visited a theater Croatian Cultural Home because of play "Tajbele and her Demon" written by Isaac Bashevis Singer. It was really special. First, we were sitiing (my friend Irena and me) on the chairs very close to the stage..that my comment was "ooh, dear, I feel like I am going to act now..." ..There were only 4 actors, 3 of them were men. The story is about love, lonelyness, sex, passion, desire, lies,deception....of course with tragic female end....We are (women) more sensible and vulnerable....BTW. the names in the play are jewish and place of the act is polish village in 19 th century....

2008-10-01T04:41:00.000-07:00

Here are my memories on last 2008 summer:
Novi Vinodolski is the picturesque tourist center on the northern part of the Croatian Adriatic coast on the Riviera of Novi Vinodolski at the entrance of the Vinodol valley only 45 km from Rijeka.

BIKER MEETING in LABIN; ISTRIA

2008-09-29T05:37:00.000-07:00

On the Saturday 27 th, I was in Labin to visit BIKER MEETING....It was interesting and I took photos of course, one of them is here....I never like motorbikes and had a prejudice about bikers....Today, I can say only there is no black and white world...

THE STRONGEST EFFECT......ON YOU

2008-09-26T05:07:00.000-07:00

Here are 3 photos with differnet styles..........what of those stayles has the strongest effect on yoou and......why??

COLOURFUL CANDIES...

2008-09-25T07:20:00.001-07:00

For all of You today....

"DUKE OF EDINBURGH AWARD RALLY" came to Rijeka

2008-09-24T03:24:00.000-07:00

The eighteen expensive cars came to Rijeka on September 22nd, in the center of town, near, yesterday mentioned, Hotel Bonavia. In organization of "European Routs for Leisure Rally" strated last Friday (September 19th) from Great Britain and was going through Luxembourg, Germany, Austria, Croatia (Rijeka and Split). The finish point is in Florence, Italy. Rally has charity character which support "Duke of Edinburgh Award" for youth development. Prince Phillipe found that award about 4 decades ago. I took a photo of Bentley (owners Mr Steven Collins and Mark Steinberg).

BONAVIA

2008-09-23T04:31:00.000-07:00

Yesterday, I was in the Centar of Rijeka to buy some gift .....I took photos about famous Rijeka's Hotel Bonavia ......The Grand Hotel Bonavia has 125 years long tradition ...it is located in the city centre with many shops, offices, museums and cultural monuments, only a few steps away from the Adriatic coast.

SEPIA

2008-09-22T02:27:00.000-07:00

I have to say, SEPIA, is my favourite photo-style.....Maybe the explenation is in that I like things with some "past cover"........or sometimes it is just "blue mood"..............Well, I don't know exactly

Shopping Centar

2008-09-20T10:34:00.000-07:00

Usually, on Saturdays I make shoppings near my home....

PHOTO from small village ROČ

2008-09-19T04:18:00.000-07:00

Because, some of You, my dear Bloggers, yesterday mentioned Istria, my photo for today is Entrance in small village in Istria, called Roč. It is well known because there was , for the first time in Croatian history in 1483, printed a book named "Kosinjski misal".

LOVRAN

2008-09-18T01:15:00.000-07:00

This is Lovran....The city of Lovran lies at the natural bay on the coast of the Opatija Riviera....During the summer time, i often swim here if I am not on Island Rab.....about Rab, some other time....

THE SMALL PIECE OF MY CITY

2008-09-17T00:28:00.000-07:00

I would like to introduce You with Rijeka...It is one of four big cities in Croatia...The photo shows the beginnig of long street between buildings which is the favourite space of "Riječana" for walking, drinking caffee and so on...

THE VIEW

2008-09-16T01:20:00.000-07:00

This is....what I see from my office desk...Maybe it is not perfectly clear that I can see a little bit of Opatija (the pearl of Adriatic), but I know that "she" is there...and I must say it is nice feeling..

Hello from Rijeka, Croatia

2008-09-14T06:10:00.000-07:00

Hello to all bloggers from Croatia!!