I should have known better

I should have known better, life is full of contridictions. One needs to compromise, let some dreams go unrealised whilst one makes the best of what they have. Or split 80%/20%

What we want many times conflict with each other:
snow capped mountains and warm water seas
palm trees and autumn colours
urban services and natural environment
ocean and mountain views
fresh vegetables year round and winter snows
cultural variety and homogenous surroundings etc.

Since it is not possible to have the above, one compromises, living in one environment and holidaying in the other. When in one, wishing to be in the other and vice versa. Or enjoying each for itself and living in the moment at hand.

Realising this I was driven (by Jerca and her parents) from the snow capped mountains and foggy valley's of the Ljubliana urban center thru the Karst and wine region of Slovenia. leaving the alpine region to go to the coast and thinking, which should I chose.

After going to Koper (port town on the coast) to make arrangements for my belongings to be stored as I try to determine where in Slovenia I will live and which environment would be my primary environment and which would be my secondary environment we arrived in Izola. (http://www.izola.eu/)

Expecting a mediteranean coastal town with Italian architecture, palm trees, colourful buildings, and a"maze"ing streets (mediaeval city where the streets wind into each other and alley ways galour) it was not what I had expected. It had not met my expectations, it exceeded them. Along with the mediteranean flora is intermixed, autumn colours of red, brown, and golden leafs intermixed with not orange leafs but real oranges exposed by the dropping of their green leafs from their branches. And below those trees are red, yellow, pink etc roses and other flowers in full bloom all in the midst of November. It can not be, but it is.

Upon parking I a lit from the car to walk on the promenade. Sailing boats, fishing boats, fish markets, shops of all sorts and people of all ages and cultures walking, talking and smiling. Menus in Italian, Slovenian, German, English and Russian. Then I looked out across the calm turquoise waters of adriatic sea and what did I espy? The snow capped mountains of the Italian Alps. It can not be, I found a place with no compromise. Where contridiction lives in harmony. I could live here :-).

I was once again reminded by the words from the Charge of the Light Brigade "Amazing village to the left of me, Snow capped Italian Alps to the rigth of me, and the Adriatic before me, into my 4 Act I now ride :-)

Now this next step to find work or create income so I can "be" here.