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Dining Experience at Villa Isabella in Omisalj
On our last evening at Omisalj we go for dinner at Villa Isabella. They have rooms but also a restaurant. Staff consists of an old German speaking lady waiting tables and some invisible(s) in the kitchen. Luckily the place is small so our orders are still served timely despite having to rely on only 1 person. The food is a mix of traditional dishes and fare catering for tourists, like pizza. According to one comment on Google this is the place to go for ‘best food ever’. This is highly exaggerated. There is nothing wrong with the food but there…
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2025 : My year in books
One nice thing about Goodreads is it makes your reading history easily accessible and it helps to continue reading with challenges and so on. It is a bit like Strava for readers. One nice feature is the setting of your yearly reading challenge and then a recap of the year in books read. I have a modest yearly reading challenge of 15 books which I manage to reach or exceed on most years. I never have a plan for what to read in a year beyond the reaching the target of 15 books read over the whole year. I tend…
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Time for a new iPad
After 8 years it became time to replace my iPad Pro 10,5 from 2017. This iPad actually still works almost flawlessly and the only piece of hardware that is showing its age is the battery. The battery drain is quite big requiring frequent charging. But it is not dramatic, I can get by on a full battery for a few days, up to a week out depending on usage. The biggest reason for the switch is actually the software and OS. Among other things I use my iPad for taking notes, replacing pen and paper when I am making math…
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Grill pizzeria Ruza in Omisalj
On our second evening at Villa Lovorka we decide to try another restaurant instead of Pipo as they other places nearby also have good reviews on Google. We go to Pizzeria Ruza. It has better scores than Pipo but personally I liked the food at Pipo a lot better. Still, the food isn’t bad and prices are low. And we can sit at a table outside with a nice view of the see while it gets dark. So good points on atmosphere for sure.
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Konoba Galija in Krk
During our exploration of the island Krk we also visit the little Krk village. Outside the Krk center, at a shopping mall, they even have the only high speed charging stations of the island. They are from Eleport and they don’t accept my card. Fortunately it is not busy so I have time to install their app and pay by credit card. So we take the opportunity to charge our car and get some groceries. Next we visit the city which is nice but small. We go for lunch at Konoba pizzeria Galija close to a church tower and elementary…
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Winter has come, unfortunately
Some people enjoy the changing of the seasons and look forward to a cold winter, preferably with lots of snow. Not me, the cold, and certainly snow, interfere with my ambition to run all year long. If there is snow I will not even contemplate going for a run. If it is below 5 C I also have a hard time to get out into the cold. This week it was finally a week with temperatures consistently below 5 C and I managed only 1 run so far this week. Maybe I will try to force myself to go today…
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Igor Kurchatov
‘The Bearded One is rich and famous, His installations can’t be numbered; Scientists wander there in herds – Free they may be, but ever guarded.‘― Anonymous
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Hotel Sarov
‘A plane flies from Moskou to Sarov. Whoever comes here will never go back.‘― Anonymous
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The Five Ages of the Universe, Fred Adams, Greg Laughlin (ISBN 978-0-684-86576-8, Simon & Schuster)
I read this book a while ago. It came out in 1999 but I came across a reference to it in another book. This book is a ‘biography’ of the universe from the beginning with the big bang until its speculatvie end after 10150 years. It is based on our current understanding of the laws of physics and some assumptions about the shape of the universe based on observations. The five ages in the title are the primordial era, the current stelliferous era characterised by star formation and star light, the degenerate era when no more stars shine, the black…
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Relaxing Stay at Villa Lovorka in Krk
After a week of biking in around Zadar and Sveti Filip we had booked a few days at the sea on Krk to relax. We stayed in an appartment called Villa Lovorka which was literally at the waterfront (I added 2 pictures from the site link to give you an idea of inside and outside). You could almost see the fish swimming in the water from the balcony on the first floor. The beach in front of the building was a pebble beach with very little surf so the water was very clear. The road was for pedestrians only so…
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