Отдых на Адриатике Holidays on the Adriatic

Arrived from Croatia on September 03.2011. We rested with the whole family (mother, father, daughter - 9 years old) in Rabac, half of Istria. We went through Lanta Tour. We took off from Sheremetyevo at 06.15. The flight was delayed for 15 minutes. We quickly loaded onto a Transaero Boeing 747-300 and took off. Special thanks to the crew commander Sergey Stepanov. We flew like a book, given that I am very afraid of airplanes. Very good. Alcohol doesn't help much. The plane is big but old. The staff is good and responsive. They arrived exactly on time, in the air, or something caught up. . Upon arrival, our tour operator quickly put us in a Mercedes and sent us to Rabac. They were supposed to check into the Valamar Sanfior **** hotel, but one of the tour operators messed up something, and our triple room with a sea view was given to the Germans, who arrived a day earlier. Yes, I especially note that in Croatia no one will settle you before 13.30 local time. That is what happened to us. In the course of an hour and a half proceedings with the tour operator and the lack of places in the hotel, we were given a small room overlooking the stairs in Albona Hotel & Residence ***. We lived in this room for three days. . Very small, no ventilation at all, even standard, in order for the breeze to blow, I had to turn on the hood above the stove. The hotel only Germans, Italians, Czechs. But since we still drove to rest, and not look at the number, then our life began to boil and seethe. Rabac itself is not a big town. The sea is very clean and warm. There are a lot of fish. Bought a mask with a snorkel -120 kn. Slippers for 45 kunas and every little thing. 1 kuna - 5.67 rubles. or 1 euro - 7.31 kunas. I withdrew money from the Master Card, which was a little cheaper than through a currency exchange. Rabac has very good cafes and restaurants. The portions are very large. We realized this on the 2nd day of our stay in Croatia. Enchanted nature. There is greenery all around. Lots of protein. The sea is warm, it was 25-26 degrees. After 3 days we were moved to the studio. Very decent room with a sea view. The promenade is big. There are places to go in the evening. Every evening some kind of animation, live sound. We had breakfast and dinner at the hotel, very worthy, even for 3 stars. You should definitely go to Plitvice Lakes, it takes a long time, but it's worth it. Special thanks to the guide Mirna, well done told everything and in Russian speaks very well and the representative of the tour operator Dina. And in general, if you know English at the school level and know gestures, there are no problems with translation. The return flight was at 9:40 am local time. At the airport, for some reason, the plane was delayed for 40 minutes. , while the Urals and Donbass flew away before us and without problems. On the way back, no luck, there was turbulence, they circled over Moscow for 30-40 minutes, imagine the circling 747 !! ! The plane was also old. In general, the rest in Croatia is very good, I will try very hard to go there next year. I really want to go to Brell. Yes, there are almost no Russians in Rabac. I've only seen them on tour. Crime - 0. I forgot things a couple of times in a cafe and a store. Arrived an hour later, everything is in place. I highly recommend Rabac for a relaxing and quiet holiday.