Sibenik

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We walked to the graveyard which is a long distance up the hill in Old Town. People fill up large bottles with water to pour on the flowers they leave. On the way down we met an elderly gentleman and when he smiled I asked ” are you taking a rest?” He responded that he was waiting for his wife and I commented on what a beautiful place it was(meaning Sibenik)to which he quickly added “no, no, no” and very seriously said “you can’t get out of here…..last stop”. We chatted a little further and when I told him we were Canadians he told us his daughter lived there. Earlier we met a 71 year old man who spoke good English and he told us to go to where the young people go and pointed to the beach…..I liked him a lot! Again we told him we were Canadian and he grabbed my hand and told us he has seven children in Canada and that he lived there for 25 years working as a bricklayer in Ontario. Smiled and said “I build house there and I build house here and live there six months to collect my pension……and come here when it gets cold in Canada”. He shook all our hands, said enjoy Croatia and then added “God Bless” and told us we must visit the Cathedral, which we did. Reminded me a little of Dad actually; maybe it was his friendliness, or the fact he had seven children and his quick “God Bless”.

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