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Dalmatiansoap
10-10-2009, 11:21 AM
I had a day of yesterday and decided to go for visit to one of the most beautifull places on our coast. Only 120km from my place on the main road to Dubrovnik there is small place named Trsteno with oldest Arboretum in I can say maybe all Europe, first dating in 1498 year. More than 400 various plants, mostly palms, pines and mediterrannian herbs , olives, all kind of flowers and cactuses.
In center of Arboretum is most beautifull and peacefull fontain I ever seen. It buildt in 1736 in honor to Neptun, God of sea.
Worth wisiting:nanadrink:
Entering to manison:
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=24606&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=24606&ppuser=4565)
Sea wiew from pergola
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=24607&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=24607&ppuser=4565)
Among palms:
C. revoluta
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=24608&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=24608&ppuser=4565)
Phoenix canariensis
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=24610&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=24610&ppuser=4565)
Trachy forest
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=24683&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=24683&ppuser=4565)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=24604&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=24604&ppuser=4565)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=24684&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=24684&ppuser=4565)
Neptun & Ante ;)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=24603&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=24603&ppuser=4565)
Neptun and gang ;)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=24605&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=24605&ppuser=4565)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=24682&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=24682&ppuser=4565)
Old Olive press with only 1 HP ;)
still rolling, hahaha
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=24609&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=24609&ppuser=4565)
Regards

Bob
10-10-2009, 02:38 PM
How did you get a day off? It looks like a most beautiful place you visited.....I would have brought a shovel along:ha:

saltydad
10-10-2009, 03:22 PM
Thanks so much for sharing, Ante. A beautiful place indeed, which we'd never otherwise have been able to enjoy.

Dalmatiansoap
10-10-2009, 03:27 PM
..I would have brought a shovel along:ha:

Psssst....and a biiiiiig bag ;).

Jack Daw
10-10-2009, 06:03 PM
Very nice Ante, really cool. I see you are putting some winter hair on. :ha: Looking very very cool today. :goteam:

Dalmatiansoap
10-11-2009, 06:35 AM
I see you are putting some winter hair on. :ha:

True, Im preparing for winter hybernation:ha::ha::ha:
:woohoonaner:

Patty in Wisc
10-11-2009, 11:45 PM
Oh, how beautiful! I love that pond & water fountains. Thanks for sharing those pics.
Hey, if I could grow some "winter hair", I'd do it now too :)... we have frost temps these last 3 nights. Just too cold for this time - look at my temps!
I'd like to have that olive press but I don't have a bag big enough LOL.

Dalmatiansoap
10-12-2009, 05:39 AM
Hey Patty U R allways welcome here to help us harvest olives and sqeeze some domestic oil. I can bet U havent taste any as good as that one.
Two weeks till harvesting starts ;).
:woohoonaner: