What a colourful Saturday …

Leaving Ptuj along the Drau River, not much river in today’s ride, cute towns and farming mainly corn.

If I had a dollar for everytime I said ‘Wow’ to a colourful house or an emaculate veggie and flower garden … you know the rest….

Just don’t let me loose with a paint brush for the exterior of the house when I get home … any number of colours may come up.

We left Slovenia today and now in Croatia a very flat ride and quite uneventful on the Croatian side, however Varazdin surely made up for that.

First we are staying at a student hostel, while there is semester breaks, the rooms are let out to the public, facilities are amazing, The place is huge and modern, air-conditioned, €3 for one load of washing – washed and dried. Our bike are locked away in a secure park with 340 bike capacity.

To top it off we have stumbled into a festival “Spancifest’ a 10 day event for all ages, lots of kids things going on, buskers, several stages with bands, and food and drinks.

The old town, has been transformed into a vibrant street party. Happy faces, colourful garlands hanging across the streets a real party atmosphere … it is day 2 … how can they keep up this up for 10 days.

Not to mention this delightful historic town, of which I don’t think I’ll get the experience of moseying around it on a quite day which is a bit of a shame.