The Long Way Home

A barely visible hairline crack near the tip of the little toe. Can't see it? Me either.

There's no better way to spend the last day of your vacation in Croatia than by having your wife break her toe, then go to the hospital for an x-ray. But what a value! Only 55 Kuna for an x-ray? ($10.00) Heck, I'm moving to Croatia! At that price, I felt like breaking something of my own. Maybe get a bypass. How expensive could it be? (American Healthcare System discussion anyone?)






The actual hospital we visited was built during the Communist era and actually had sort of a dingy, "communist" look to it. Mirko said that he'd worked on it as one of his "peoples'" projects.

Deborah's limp gives her a lot of character. Good for strolling through the airport toward the gate.

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Careful not to slip on the slippers.

It must be a Balkan thing. My mother always insisted that when someone comes in from the cold that they should take off their boots and put on some slippers so they wouldn't catch a cold.

Well, here we are in the Balkans. We get to my brother's house, watch him take of his street shoes and slip on some slippers. We follow suit, being thoughtful guests, and remove our shoes.

He then asks if we'd like some slippers of our own, pointing to the floor. I didn't see any on the floor that would fit me, so he opens a drawer filled with slippers, pulls out a big pair and says, "How about these?"

Essentially, there are enough slippers concealed around this house to accommodate a marching band if necessary.

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