SearchingForTruffles

Croatia has wonderful truffles, the black mushroom known as "Black Gold." in some cooking circles. It is outrageously expensive because it is so hard to find. Dogs and pigs have been trained to root out the expensive mushroom. Here in Croatia, truffles are about one tenth the cost of truffles in the US, so I was eager to buy some. In a Croatian grocery store, everytime I asked someone to point out the truffles, I was sent to the candy aisle. I finally drew this amazingly lifelike picture and, after showing it to one of the cashiers, I was escorted immediately to the aisle with jars of truffles.

Apologies

A quick apology to my fellow travelers for not mentioning that we also have representatives from California, Tennessee, and Iowa. The group is lively and adventurous so yesterday's all day bus ride to Zagreb, the capital of Croatia, was a little tough on everyone. It is early morning here and still dark. Plans are to load luggage on the bus and then take a tour of the city - then onward to another country - Slovenia. New Year's Eve will be spent at a farmhouse in Bled.I have heard that the food is excellent but haven't heard any reviews yet on the music, which is supposed to be Grandpa on the accordian (techno-Slovenian??). After dinner we will put on all the clothing that we own and go to see the fireworks in Bled. My New Year's Eve will be 6-8 ? hours ahead of the US, but about 6 hours after Australia - so in case I can't tell you in person - Happy New Year! I will be drinking a toast of the wonderful wine here to you - perhaps several glasses! The best of 2011 from RamblinMe (ILMOB)