The Roman Amphitheatre in Pula is one of the largest of its kind, and was built by Emperor Vespasian on the site of smaller amphitheatre. It now seats about 5,000. But it used to seat 20,000. We arrived into Pula as the sun was setting. We first found the Amphitheatre then tried to find the hotel. Let me tell you a little something about visiting Pula. Don't think that driving around this city is easy. The street signs are green squares with a very small font in yellow for the street name. Not only that but the actual sign doesn't even point in a direction that you can read it while driving. It was an adventure to say the least. We made it to Hotel Pula and checked in. This is one of those incidences where the website lies about the place. The place was nice and clean, but the service was the worst I had ever experienced in Europe. Really this place had the most unhelpful bunch of people. This really turned me off to Croatians. We had our first Croatian beer, which was like a light pilsner. And if you know me that is not what I like to drink. But it was a good compliment to the pizza we ate for dinner. Our next day began with a great breakfast in the hotel. This was the only high point of the hotel. Then we headed into the town. Visited Churches, shopped and strolled. It was a great afternoon. I don't think that I would go back to Pula anytime soon. It wasn't a bad place but it didn't call out to me "stay, visit me again!".
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Pula, HR
The Roman Amphitheatre in Pula is one of the largest of its kind, and was built by Emperor Vespasian on the site of smaller amphitheatre. It now seats about 5,000. But it used to seat 20,000. We arrived into Pula as the sun was setting. We first found the Amphitheatre then tried to find the hotel. Let me tell you a little something about visiting Pula. Don't think that driving around this city is easy. The street signs are green squares with a very small font in yellow for the street name. Not only that but the actual sign doesn't even point in a direction that you can read it while driving. It was an adventure to say the least. We made it to Hotel Pula and checked in. This is one of those incidences where the website lies about the place. The place was nice and clean, but the service was the worst I had ever experienced in Europe. Really this place had the most unhelpful bunch of people. This really turned me off to Croatians. We had our first Croatian beer, which was like a light pilsner. And if you know me that is not what I like to drink. But it was a good compliment to the pizza we ate for dinner. Our next day began with a great breakfast in the hotel. This was the only high point of the hotel. Then we headed into the town. Visited Churches, shopped and strolled. It was a great afternoon. I don't think that I would go back to Pula anytime soon. It wasn't a bad place but it didn't call out to me "stay, visit me again!".
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Croatia is steeped in Roman history and has some of the most well preserved ruins of a world long past where visitors to this lovely land can stand amazed at the sheer scale of structures built in ancient times. The town of Pula in Istria boasts some of these fabulous ruins and anyone staying in an apartment in Istria can organise a tour around this pleasant city to see just how many Roman ruins are in evidence here. The climate in Pula in Istria is temperate and is well known for its lovely landscapes.
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