Siesta

One of the best parts about making Croatia our "vacation" spot is their observation of the siesta. At noon most of the shops close down and don't open back up until about 4 or 5 in the afternoon. Why? Because they are all taking a nice afternoon nap. This is quite the difference from the American work day where lunch is an hour long, and really that is mostly reserved for union workers who have a contractual obligation to an hour lunch. In Croatia, they take a nap after thei lunch. All of us at the villa have no problem abiding by the siesta. We got up around noon, went to the beach to swim around for a while, then took a nap after lunch.

We woke up around 7pm to make dinner. We really did absolutely nothing today. The only thing that I can say about today is that I am absolutely sold on this whole siesta thing. A midday nap is an absolutely brilliant idea. Croatia has a different heart beat to it than most sleepy beach towns as well. The Coatians are all so nice and they have absolutely no sense of time. When they say noon, that means two. It is a bit disconcerting at first, but Seth and I have eased into the lifestyle quite easily. It will be hard to get back to normal tourist stuff when we get to Vienna, but we still have one night left here at the villa. That means one more day enjoying a siesta.