Rijeka, Croatia

 

Rijeka marketplace

Rijeka, “river” in Croatian, is a large port city. We visited the marketplace, an Ottoman style building, but with faces rather than the geometric designs usually used. Then on to the Modella Palace, the theatre, and the St. Vitus Cathedral.

St. Vitrus Cathedral

The best part of the day was our Istrian cooking class. We learned how to cook a shrimp pasta dish. The secrets were to use lots of olive oil, sauté the vegetables long enough for the sugar to come out, add heavy cream in the sauce, and boil the sauce long enough for it to thicken. The pasta was identical to what we made a few days ago. Of course, we had a lot of wine to drink while we cooked, which clearly added to our appreciation of the dish.