I'm back!

[zolac_no_miko]

I have returned from Eastern Europe! I'm not going to go into massive detail in this post, because that would take FOREVER, but as soon as possible I will do a gigantic photo dump. ...As soon as possible is not likely to be as soon as I'd like, because to my disappointment the house is exactly as messy as I left it, and I have broken things to replace and groceries to buy and laundry to run and fifty billion emails to check and assorted other chores and errands. ...This weekend will not be long enough. *SIGH* ...Also I have a lot of television to catch up on. (But at least I'm all caught up on Doctor Who, because with me and Mom and sirona_gs all in the same place for several days, there was no way that was not happening. ...POOOOOOOOOOOONDS!!!! T_T)

...But I will say that I had a FUCKING FABULOUS TIME. Croatia is bloody gorgeous and everyone there is incredibly friendly, and we had a great group and had massive fun hiking and biking and kayaking and canoeing all over Croatia and Bosnia & Herzegovina, and I ate SO MUCH FOOD, ohmigod, the food was so amazing, usually we were eating at the private homes of farmers and everything was homegrown, homemade, and fresh, and the wine, oh my bloody goodness, and the weather was always perfect and the lakes and waterfalls through the karst were like a bleeding fairytale and sunsets in the Adriatic were like a dream and oh my god oh my god.

Also Dubrovnik (besides just being ancient and beautiful and bloody fantastic, walled cities, I mean seriously) is one of the filming sites for Game of Thrones and I saw some of the filming really far away and then after, when Mom and I were at dinner at this absolutely amazing vegetarian restaurant, JEROME FLYNN and FINN JONES and some guy we didn't recognize (new actor for season three? bit part? crew member?) stopped by and tried to get a table. We hemmed and hawed about going over to them but decided not to bother them, and rather than wait thirty minutes they wandered off to find another restaurant. But for a few minutes Mom and I were like A;SHDKL;GHFASKLJDHF;KLADJSFL;AHS;AKFJD. (If Peter Dinklage had been there, there would've been no stopping me.)

...And Bulgaria was fantastic and sirona_gs is even lovelier in person and her Gran is fabulous and I got to meet up with my friend Toni as well and EVERYTHING WAS FANTASTIC, okay, it was a bloody excellent trip.

Even if I did leave half my ankh in the Rila Mountains. We were just taking a walk throught he autumn leaves and it just BROKE in HALF, wtf. I've always dreaded losing it; I wasn't expecting it to BREAK. So now... I don't have my ankh anymore. D: HOW WILL PEOPLE RECOGNIZE ME?? I seriously feel like I've lost a limb. ...So it goes, I guess.

Those of you who requested postcards should be getting them soon; some of you have already got them, I know. ...potatoe1988, do let me know if yours fails to arrive? I'm a bit nervous about whether the lady at the post office in Trogir gave me the right amount of postage for Australia. *gnaws on fingernails*

...HI HI HOW ARE ALL OF YOUUUUU? ♥ What did I miss?

Comments

[shichahn.livejournal.com]

Welcome back! I loved getting that postcard from you. Someday I wish to go to Croatia!

You haven't missed much in my life, haha. It's mostly been a mix of school and Borderlands 2 since that came out a few weeks ago. Oh, and as of yesterday, Pele is back home. :)

Sorry your ankh broke, that's... weird. Very weird.

[zolac-no-miko.livejournal.com]

HI HI HI~!! Oh man, I can definitely recommend the Balkans as a vacation spot. So so so pretty and ohmigod the food. ...Haha, I forget, which postcard did I send you? One of the Krka National Park ones? Gooooodddd the lakes and waterfalls in the karst, so fairytale, seriously.

Also I saw a lot of bats. Sooooo many bats. ♥♥♥♥♥

I knoooooow, it's so strange! And I am so sad! THERE'S THIS WEIRD EMPTY PLACE WHERE USUALLY THERE'S A NECKLACE.

Hi Pele hiiiiiiii~!!

...I think I wished you happy birthday before I left? I am going to have to send you a thing. Or things.

[shichahn.livejournal.com]

Yeah, you sent me a waterfall one. Beautiful terrain.

I'm sure you did wish me happy birthday, haha. And I feel so bad, I still owe you your birthday thing from so very long ago... :( I know exactly what I wanted to do, too. I must finish it before it becomes even more ridiculously late!

[zolac-no-miko.livejournal.com]

Yeeeeesss, ohmigod, all of their national parks with their ridiculous waterfalls. The first one we went to we went for a long walk and after several hours we were, like, jaded, we just couldn't absorb any more beauty, there were just TOO MANY WATERFALLS. Karst country is best country, limestone erodes so fabulously. Also caves. With, as I mentioned, bats.

Eh, no worries, shit happens. It just makes birthdays better because they last aaaaaallll year~! As it is, you'll be lucky to get your birthday present before Christmas. ^_^;;

[potatoe1988.livejournal.com]

I'll let you know! It might take a while to get here. I'm glad you had fun on your trip :)

[zolac-no-miko.livejournal.com]

Okay, cool. And thanks! :D

[cattraine.livejournal.com]

I got mine on Tuesday!

[zolac-no-miko.livejournal.com]

Excellent!

[burned-phoenix.livejournal.com]

Hey!!!!!!

I just got back from Denmark last night and your postcard was waiting for me!!! Thank you soooo much :)

Hearing how much of a great time you had makes me smile :) *hugs*

[zolac-no-miko.livejournal.com]

You're so welcome! I had great fun picking out postcards for everyone!

Oh, I'm glad! I really did have a fabulous time. ^_^ *hugs*

[burned-phoenix.livejournal.com]

you know, I wouldn't mind one from Hawaii either, if you're ever in the mood :D


I think I'm gonna ask if someone wants home/work town cards on my lj in a bit. just because it's ordinary to me, doesn't mean it's not exotic to someone else :D

[zolac-no-miko.livejournal.com]

Wouldn't be the first one I've sent! I'll try to remember to pick one up next time I have a chance.

I'd be up for that!

[burned-phoenix.livejournal.com]

yay :D I'm gonna go post the offer to send some out soon! (if they leave me alone for a while longer here at work) :D

[gwalchmai345.livejournal.com]

Oh, I'm really looking forward to that photo dump and welcome back, btw! :D I'm so, so behind with everything LJ it's not funny anymore (it's not my fault, RL kidnapped me).

I was on vacation in Croatia a long time ago, before the war. I've seen Dubrovnik and I loved it! *gets nostalgic* It's such a beautiful old town and besides, I remember it for the fantastic ice cream I got to eat there (I was a child back then, so obviously I had certain priorities ;-).