Roč and Hum

May 19- Our charter bus took us to the border where Croatia and Slovenia are having disputes over a bay that touches both countries. We heard from two speakers while at the bay about how long it had been going on, what was the current status and what could potentially happen. Members of the E.U. virtually share all borders, there is no “line” to state when you are entering one country or leaving another. Slovenia is delaying Croatia's acceptance into the E.U. by not providing a unanimous vote for Croatia to join the E.U. This dispute will be resolved in Croatia gains acceptance into the European Union.

After our visit to the bay, we met up with a familiar face, Dr. Alexandria , to visit the cities of Roc’ and Hum. These towns were both very old and situated high atop a mountain. In the city of Roc’ we saw children having class at an elementary school, a small church, and the beginning of the Glagolitic trail leading to Hum. The Glagolitic language is one that has a rich history that was almost forgotten, but a few people decided to restore it to Croatia and its heritage. We stopped at four Glagolitic symbols along the road to Hum. These visuals were put up in the 1970ties so that the Glagolitic language would not be forgotten and would be remembered as an important part of Croatian history. We saw a table with three legs to represent the Trinity; a block statute, stone seats and a chair to represent learning in nature, and the Glagolitic letter “S”. We then stayed on the bus to view the other seven symbols. All of the symbols were made of stone. The final symbol led us into the city of Hum. Hum was recognized as a city a long time ago by a King, and still maintains being a city, even though there are only twenty people living in the city. Our guide told us that it Hum has everything a regular city has, but just a handful of people. The view from Hum was really pretty. It was really interesting to see how these cities were still in existence, since they were so remote and so tiny.

After our tours here, we were on out way back to the top of the mountain to Hotel Kastel.

- Rachel