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| Page Views: 161 Last Visit to Ston: June, 2002 | STON by edwis - last update: Jun 26, 2007 |
trips in 2002/03/04/05/06....
One day we needed car gas, so the men drove to the close by town of Ston, where the closest gas station is located. A little kid comes out and washes the windshield and we give him 2 kunas for a tip. A gas fill was nearly $90 (US$) for “J’s” mini Opel car. The town of Ston is also where we drove to another time to procure some fresh mussels for a dinner. We drive down to the water and find an actual mussel-growing farm located at the water’s edge. Evidently due to the high salt content of this local water, the mussels grown here affixed to the wooden docks and sticks are some of the finest there are. We acquired a burlap bag full and later spent an hour or so back home drinking wine and cleaning mussels as preparation for our night’s dinner. |
|  | 2nd largest stone wall outside of China One of our exciting evening boat trips we had was over to the city of Ston, where the 2nd largest stone wall outside of China is located. It was built to protect the villagers “from outsiders” and also to protect the local salt works. As this is the sea salt capital area; we had a whole fish dinner completely baked under a dome of sea salt. We arrived by boat at the littler town Mali Ston and then called the restaurant and they sent a van over to pick us up at the docks. They say that the best seafood meals in all Croatia are served in Mali Ston and Ston. Choosing fish for dinner was interesting in that the males at the table go up to see all the fresh fish that is laid on the ice case, and then choose which fish from today’s catch that they want to eat. Then they bring that fish out to the table to show everyone and then the cook came out and discussed how she would be preparing it. Waiters in Croatia (Eastern Europe) are very particular about how they place each piece of silverware, where the glasses are set, etc. We just loved it. |
| | our first ‘grappa’ After dinner, we were offered our first ‘grappa’ of our lives; a horrible after-dinner drink, again, ‘to aid digestion’.he women are automatically given walnut flavored, while the men are given what seemed like grass/weed flavored. Yuk. Then after dinner, it is very dark of course and we have to take a boat ride back with very few lights visible and I kept imagining that I see storm clouds appearing very close by. Land Ho was my favorite moment and recital. |
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