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| Happy Easter! |
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| Regional breakfast special: Krompiruša/Bosnian potato pie with sour cream leek dip |
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| Viking Rinda Restaurant |
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| Ilok, Croatia sits on a hilltop and we will be walking to get there (KSS) |
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| A lake? |
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| A different country and a different flag |
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| Rural down below the town |
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| Old next to newish buildings |
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| The area is known for its wineries |
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| Not another snail! Helix pomatia/Roman Snail is edible (KSS) |
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| Podarcis muralis/Common Wall Lizard (KSS) |
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| After walking uphill on the street, now it is time to do steps |
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| We are on top of the fortification walls (13-15C) |
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| Tamiko with an Easter decoration (KSS) |
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| Kent with a giant Easter Egg |
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| Roman Catholic Црква Светог Јована Капистрана/ Church of St John of Capistrano (rebuilt 1912, by Hermann Bolle in Neo-Gothic style) |
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| Overflow crowd for Easter Sunday Mass |
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| Raised pathway in the playgound |
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| The Lamb of God? |
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| Site of Memorial to the 1,067 Red Army Soldiers Who Fell in Battles on the Syrmian Front in November and December 1944, to liberate the Ilok region |
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| Cross outside the Church of St John, with a tray where they may have burned last year's palms for Ash Wednesday |
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| Beyond the church is a view back to the Danube River (KSS) |
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| Here it is evident that the lake was an Oxbow of the Danube |
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| Viking Rinda passengers take a break on a swing |
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| There is a large cemetery across the valley behind Ilok |
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| Found another set of steps to go down |
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| A stop sign! |
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| Tamiko barely avoided splinters on the giant lounge chairs |
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| The Ilok sign has a stylized wine glass to indicate the importance of wine in the region (KSS) |
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| A sunny-day photo of the longboat Viking Rinda; it is actually a funny-looking vessel being so low (to go under bridges) and so long |
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| Viking Rinda Aquavit Terrace |
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| Aquavit Terrace indoors |
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| Ruins of the Šarengrad Medieval Fortress (KSS) |
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| Viking Rinda Lunch: BLT Bowl with crispy bacon, iceberg lettuce, tomatoes, corn, spring onion, cheddar, and tangy dressing |
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| Or All Beef Hot Dog (with mustard and ketchup, covered with crispy onions) with coleslaw and French fries |
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| Typical scene along the banks of the Danube (KSS) |
Next: Vukovar.
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