A travel report – The Brijuni Adventure
Page 32 No 14 , Year 14 , May 2017
A travel report – The Brijuni Adventure
On the 17 th September 2016 the sixth graders and a group of third and seventh graders accompanied by their teachers visited the Brijuni National Park . It was a reward for being part of the humanitarian activities . It was really great and we had a lot of fun .
1 . Curious , excited and , of course , sleepy , we were on our way to Istria . Unfortunately , one of the buses broke down so we needed to stop .
2 . We stopped near Ravna Gora to have some rest and wait for the new bus . We bought sandwiches , cans of coke , candy , croissants and talked . It was OK for the first hour , but as the time went by , we were becoming a little nervous . Where is the bus ? 3 . Finally ! The bus arrived ! Istria , we are coming ! 4 . After a long trip , we finally arrived to Fažana . Fažana is a small charming coastal town near Opatija . We relaxed on the beach , bought some souvenirs at the local shop . Then we went to the port and the ship was already there . Its name is “ Veli Brijun ” which is also the name of the biggest island in the Brijuni national park .
5 . The ride was surprisingly short , approximately ten minutes . We were all pretty excited about the island tour ; we waited so long for this trip and it was finally there .
6 . The tourist trains were waiting for us . We got on and started our tour . Although it was a cloudy day , the island was really nice . We saw some golf courts and some beautiful beaches ( swimming was forbidden ). We also saw deers . It was fascinating ! There was even a ZOO . I saw the Istrian bull ( boškarin ), some horses , zebras , and Indian elephant called Lanka and a sea turtle . We also saw a cacadu , the bird that Tito gave to his granddaughter as a birthday present . Even the Zagreb ZOO has no elephants ! As we went on , we saw some ancient roman ruins which tell us that the Romans knew about the island . There were a few beautiful villas , too . The funny thing was that we saw bunch of huge golf field , but nobody was actually playing ! The tour was almost over , but we had one more place to visit : the Brijuni museum and the famous black Cadillac , of course !
7 . After such a day you would expect us to be tired . That was not the case . We had a DJ in the bus ( Kiki did a great job !) Atmosphere : fantastic ! We were singing , talking and we really enjoyed it ! My classmate ( I will not mention his name ) stood up and began dancing with the classmistress ! As you can see , we had a lot of fun .
8 . Home , sweet home !
We are back in Zagreb , super-sleepy and exhausted , but happy . What an adventure !
Gabriela Kalle , 6 . a