McDonald's and Hello Kitty
Trip Start Jun 08, 2010
79Trip End Aug 26, 2010
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Today's stop: Pula. Pula sits on the coast at the southern tip of Istria. Its old town contained several buildings and other structures from the Roman era, including a huge Amphitheater (Amfiteatar), which is the largest Roman monument preserved in Croatia and claims have the best preserved mantle wall anywhere. From examining those walls, archeologists determined coverings were originally provided to protect spectators from rain and sun
Many smaller artifacts discovered while excavating Pula or other Istrian locations were contained in a central Istrian Archeological Museum building. The museum would probably not be of much interest unless you were a fan of ancient history (like me). Always a bonus, it did have explanations in English (along with Croatian and Italian).
Another handful of items was exhibited separately in the Temple of Augustus (Augustov Hram) on the old town square. The temple itself was a lot smaller on the inside than it appeared from the outside. None of the original decorations were in place, so the single room it consisted of was rather plain. It seemed to have been restored several times over the years, judging by the presence of brick sections the walls.