European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 4, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                A i a � i it hotels and restaurants by the sea had planned Fot to eat much dinner lunch had Boon late and Inge. But 1 had forc Jostlen lha the yugoslavs still make ill Trench Ines. None of your wrinkle Kuts  irom dried potato paste. These tries were sliced in the Kitchen by a person not a machine who Cut As Many shapes and sizes As there can be in a potato i ate them Alt and As an extra the big banquet table across the room had Klapa Lolk music singers at dessert and Coffee. This time i was in the hotel brioni at Pula. Yugoslavia taking the Tull Board offering three hefty courses in the glassed in dining room giving Onlo the sea. The hotel a part of Ono of those Largo tourist complexes. In Yugoslavia they arc typically set in Pine Groves on beaches a couple of Miles from town. They have shops and saunas and pools and terraces discos and Cales and Tennis and mini Golf. They May include bungalows and campgrounds. They Are self contained so that the visitor need never leave but near enough to the so gals for easy excursions. Anyone who is not on an All inclusive group Lour can still go sightseeing by signing up for Tours Al the hotel desk or heading Oul on his own. Hotel prices Are quoted and paid in hard currency. The German Mark is the key currency now although prices May also be quoted in dollars in mid Way $1 was buying 339.27 dinars bul some people were predicting that it would climb to 400 dinars this year. The brioni is a category a hotel Yugoslavia s highest rating. It has single and double rooms with private Bath and toilet radio and Telephone. The Pool is filled with sea water and healed bed and breakfast rates Range from 41 German Marks about $19 for a single and 64 Marks about $29 Lor a double in the Low season up to 63 Marks and 110 Marks about $29 and �50 in july and August. Apartments with breakfast Tor two Range from 75.50 Marks to 146 Marks about $34 to $67 per Day cheaper without a sea View. Less expensive accommodations Are also available in other Pula hotels. For example rooms with showers and toilets breakfast included Cost from 24 to 40 Marks about $ 11 to $ 16 for a single and irom 36 to 66 Marks about $16 to $31 for a double depending on the season. Rooms without private facilities breakfast included Cost 21 to 35 Marks about $10 to $16 for a single and 32 to 59 Marks about $15 to $27 fora double. Apartments in the Punta Veru Dela settlement it s new. With a hotel bungalows shops and a solar Energy outfit that doubles As a Carport Range from 32.50 to 76 Marks about $1510 $35. Per Day Tor two to 67 to 146.50 Marks about $31 to $67 per Day for eight. Room in private Hoiem Range from a Low of 11.40 Marks to a High of 23.50 Marks about $5.25 to $11 Lor a single end from a Low of 9 Marks to a High of 19 Marks about s4 to $9 per person in a double. Typically per Day costs at a campsite will be 2.15 Marks for a car 2.15 Marks for a tent or 3.05 Marks Lor a camper plus 2.25 to 3.55 Marks per adult and 1.20 to 1,95 Marks per child towage 12. Just North of porec. I stayed in the category b hotel tamaris. Part of the Lanterna Complex. It was Quile come Ortabe but lacked the in room Lele Phona and radio. Tamaris meals were served Buffel style. Choices were Large at least Hall dozen appetizers big salad bar. Another half dozen meats or fish and vegetables plus a variety of desserts. Bed and breakfast prices por Day ire As follows in april May and october. $12 80 per person in n double and $ 15 for a single in june and september. $18.80 per person Tor a double and $21.20 for a single in july and August. $25.40 per person in a double and $27 60 for 3 single. Half Board adds approximately $1 30 to s2 per person to the Price drinks extra. One can hardly afford Nof to eat there. One of the reasons to travel is to try a variety of restaurants and their specialities Wii i halt Board at a hotel Fine can Sample other Oll rings. For example lunch Al the Limski Kanal makes a pleasant midday break i chose a table under a Blue and Orange umbrella on the Terrace of the Viking restaurant one of two situated at the Inland end of the Channel. Dinner for two Cost 7.100 dinars about 120. Including an appetizer of istrian Ham. The mixed fish and seafood Grill with French iries wine water and Coulee. As could be expected the restaurant is Strong on fish but steaks Are also available. A planer of grilled Scampi costs 3,000 dinars under $9 and a Steak is 2,500 dinars about $7.25. I also had a very Good lunch in Pula a i the restaurant Zagreb just Down the Streel from the Amphitheater. Cost for two was 8.000 dinars about $23.50. Again the starter was istrian Ham this time served with cheese from the Island of Page. Then tried a delicious sort of Mussel the Rock Borer cooked in garlic sauce. My companion had a mixed Grill dessert was a fruit cup. Istrian Ham which appears on almost every menu is air dried ideally when the North wind Hie bur.? is blowing. The taste will vary by locality depending on How it was salted and dried. Another dish thin i often tried was ajar. A Mush of peppers and . Ii was brought to Yugoslavia by the turks who occupied parts of Tho country for 500 years. Sometimes it 15 Sharp sometimes Sweel depending on the Lype Al Poppers used. In addition to regional spec allies. Tho yogurts and fruit drinks of Yugoslavia Are especially Good. The area around porec produces some of the Besl wine in the country. The i nor bije/1 pinot Blanc is Good. A Superb White wine is Malvasia. For reds its hard to beat Tefan the reds Are very dark and Strong and the yugoslavs refer to them As Black wines. They like the wine to slain its Glass. The Plum Brandy Sljivo Vica is a popular drink and by the Roadside one sees stands of homemade grass brandies Clear brandies Flavoured by letting various plants such As Anise or Juniper berries Steep in the bottles. One such stand was set up on the Road Inland to hum where i had one of my most memorable meals. This Liny Lown has one restaurant the hums a Konoba attached Lotha outer Wall of the town. Three Long Wood tables with benches Are set up on the Loggia and inside tables Are grouped around a Large fireplace. The food arrives in Large bowls As ii you were being served Al Home the bread comes ust Oul of the oven hot. The Teran House wine is absolutely local you can t match the taste irom any store bought bottle. The main dishes Cost 7q.o to 800 dinars about $2 to $2.35. I started with minestra the vegetable soup followed by a beet and Noodle combination called a Al. Then i triad a plate of homemade sausages and tenderloin on a bed of sauerkraut a dish called bomb ufos. Dessert was Cru saute a crispy Fried Sweet dough sprinkled with powdered sugar. It s no wonder that people Wera still arriving for lunch when i Letl at 3 . I no a White 4, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 15