Pula

Hello everyone

I'm sorry its taking so long to get my blog posts from this Mediterranean week finished and uploaded for you guys to read about. Here in Allershausen, school has begun, I have met the other exchange students and I have begun training for TSV Allershausen, the local soccer club, and I will have entries on all of those, but first I have to finish all of the posts about this first week. I think there are 2 more to go after this one, and I will try to get them out to you, but with all of the events that are still happening here I don't always know when I'll have a free evening to write these entries, but just know I'm trying my best. The entries will get there when we get there.

Ok, now to Pula.

A fountain model of the city of Pula

Pula has been a gathering of humans since prehistory, when early Homo Sapiens gathered in caves nearby the city. Later, the romans used it as a colonial city, during which time they built the Pula amphitheater, which I toured.

A picture of me outside the amphitheater, along with two pictures of 

the interior of the amphitheater. The amphitheater is the fourth largest left in the 

world and can also be found on the ten kuna (the croatian currency) note.

Pula is still a very roman city, with old roman gates and even a temple to the roman emperor Caesar Augustus (the first emperor) still standing in the forum of the town. In terms of architecture, the city is much like Porec, but with more roman architecture and bigger. the Venetian architecture and narrow steers are still present however, as the city eventually became a Venetian colony after the collapse of the Roman empire. The city also contains the Archeological museum of Istria, which I didn't get a chance to look at, but would recommend for anyone going there. In addition, there are numerous churches, basilicas, and other relics from Mediterranean history that make the city a must visit if you are passing through the area (haha, maybe I should start writing tourist brochures. Sorry if it sounds too cheesy guys, but it really is an impressive city). 

Two pictures of myself and my host parents outside the temple of Caesar Augustus

I'll leave you guys with a photo of myself and my host father Marco underneath one of the gates in Pula. Again, if you have comments, suggestions, recommendations, or declarations of love for the sport of sand surfing, post them in the comments below. :)