LIGHT GREY

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

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

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......

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

TRIPLET OF PHOTOS...MOSCENICE(2)

just photos....

THE OLD VILLAGE....MOSCENICE

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

EXHIBITION IN ART GALLERY "KORTIL" Rijeka

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)

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.....

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)

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

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

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

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

Important tool of mountaineers...

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

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

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)

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

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

Saturday in Platak

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

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

INSIDE of CINEMA (Island RAB)

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

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

MY PRIMARY SCHOOL

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....