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Post by rijekafan on Feb 11, 2007 11:11:54 GMT 1
I have just attended the Rijeka Childrens Carnival. Besides making me want to breed immediately it shows an innocent tender side of this country seldom seen by foreigners. Besides the demographic and geographic imperatives of the place I chose Rijeka as my property business base due to its special culture and relative lack of corruption. Yesterdays carnival reaffirmed my love for this country and Rijeka.
Its so much easier to get things done here than other places in Croatia I have dealt with. I am really grateful that I parked my money here.
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Post by rijekafan on Feb 11, 2007 11:14:59 GMT 1
I will promote Rijeka until the cows come home, but I am not trying to sell anything to you guys. I have a flat for sale here but English speakers would not be interested as Rijeka is not on their property radar
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Post by mc on Feb 12, 2007 14:02:52 GMT 1
We have a place in Dramalj, just south of Rijeka. We really like it round there too.
I imagine more English people will start to coming to that area, especially with EasyJet flying to Krk.
It is a really good location with Zagreb only a 2 hour drive away and there is so much to see up in Gorski Kotar where there are almost no tourists.
Although I did like the Kornati Islands when there last Summer I am glad we bought further north.
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Post by rijekafan on Feb 12, 2007 14:37:54 GMT 1
Great to hear. I like the Kornati Island too but the culture there and in Zadar is different. Zadar and Kornati is Ante Gotovina country. It was an extreme right wing area before the war and the terrible seige made them even nuttier.
My friends and family who have come here liked the Kvarner area more than Dalmatia. They loved Rijeka immediately. Its not just the old buildings and magnificent harbour, it was the people whom they say were warm, open, honest and friendly. I have never had anyone in the shops here try to cheat me by overcharging. I was in GK yesterday and its wonderful. Zagreb is easy to get to but I also really like the proximity to Slovenia and Italy. They dont put fresh milk in their coffee in Croatia or Germany and its great to be able to nick into Trieste and have a great coffee and some real Italian food. Also most shopkeepers there speak Croatian
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