Dignano (Vodnjan), Istria, used to be Italy, now in Croatia

 Given my stated language preference, I decided to call our "home town" by its first, Italian name more often. Dignano is also easier to spell! We're happy to be back in this friendly place, though we were happy last week too. We have a fortunate mix-it-up ness. All of these photos are a short walk from our house.

There are tons and tons of tunnelly walkways.

One of the roads is very swanky and smooth and new stones. Many of the roads around the square are old stones, used from the castle that used to be in the square, which they dismantled in 1808 and used for the roads all around.

 

 Here are some of those castle stones, and a view of the library building across the empty square that used to be a castle.

This cat waited while this lady came up the street, and then had a lot to say to this lady who was limping along, but she didn't reply that I could hear. 

But the cat stayed with her.

 Loves her, clearly, I'd say.

Dignano is also well known for having lots and lots of murals. Some are better than others. :)

That house with the Romeo and Juliet balcony always catches my attention. It must have been so beautiful before they chased the Italians out. It could be again. (There are a lot of abandoned houses here, which belong to families of people who fled to Italy and haven't come back.)