Europe 2015: A waste of time

Today we went back to Pula centre to have a look at the Roman aspects of the city and as the bus stop was immediately outside the apartment we decided to travel by bus (€2 each, each way) - well this was a mistake as the bus arrived 25 minutes late and was packed to the gunnels.

Nevertheless 10 or so minutes later we were alighting at the bus centre. Before leaving there we needed to find the time buses were returning and we stood in front of a timetable board trying to decipher it. Having made the decision of the return times I asked a bus driver who was passing by to confirm the times which he did, so with that comfort we went to the Arena which is a Roman amphitheatre and is the only remaining amphitheatre with four side towers and the three Roman "architectural orders" entirely preserved

The Arena was constructed in 27BC-68AD and is among the six largest remaining Roman arenas in the World!

It is obviously used as a concert venue which if you were at the concert would be fine but detracts from it when there is nothing on.

Deeper into the centre of the city is a square known as the Forum

which is overlooked by the Temple of Rome and Augustus built in the 1st century AD..

...and at the commencement of the Old Town is another 1st century Roman structure The Arch of the Sergi

By this time, some shopping time included, it was time to get back to the bus terminal to get back home - we got there five minutes before the scheduled departure time and waited and waited and......

It was over 70 minutes after the scheduled time that the bus arrived so over the two trips we wasted 95 minutes - as a gentleman also waiting said "it's holiday time so no stress"

Back at Pjescana Uvala we then went for a swim to refresh.

Last night after dinner which we enjoyed at a restaurant on the beach front