I hadn’t been to a wedding feast in twenty years because all my friends and family got married long ago, and their children aren’t planning weddings yet (or maybe they don’t plan to invite me). So, the invitation to my wife’s family’s wedding brought me immense joy. Out of the three hundred or so guests, we only knew a handful, so we dusted off our long-dormant social skills and made some wonderful new acquaintances. The wedding was lively, a mix of Slavonian, Herzegovinian, and patriotic elements (the Lord’s Prayer, kulen and prosciutto, the national anthem, soup, kolo dance, boiled meat, Škoro, sarma, Mate Bulić, roasted lamb and pork, Thompson, and countless colorful cakes), but also global and liberal (a priest from Benin, a guest from India, Bela Ciao, and a flag bearer in a peach-colored suit), as befits the year 2024. The bride and groom were the most beautiful and tallest couple in the world (together standing about four meters tall), the band was amazing, and the atmosphere was like what Split will feel when Hajduk finally becomes the football champion of Croatia. The festive hall Mima of the Đakovo Hotel turned out to be the perfect venue for such a celebration. After experiencing all this, one feels like getting married all over again – even if it’s to...
Read moreOne-night stay without having made reservation. Reasonably priced - per person/room a little outside of town. (20kn one-way taxi fare to the center of town.) Staff friendly and helpful. Rooms clean warm (winter stay). Bathroom clean. (Takes literally minutes before the warm water gets to the second floor. About the time you're ready to call the front desk, it starts getting warm.) Two-story-building. NO LIFT. (Pretty typical for Croatia.) NO REFRIGERATOR IN ROOM. NO SAFE FOR VALUABLES IN ROOM. NO COFFEE/TEA IN ROOM. NO DINING ROOM SERVICE AVAILABLE. NO LOCAL FARE/LOCAL ACTIVITY RECOMMENDATIONS IN ROOM. Complimentary breakfast was varied and satisfactory. (But the coffee was HORRIBLE. Twenty-one years in Croatia and I've never before failed to finish a cup of coffee (outside that served by the Baptist church...
Read moreThis little hotel is sittuated in the near old part of Đakovo town.the hotel offers a calm and relaxing place with a beautiful green nature view.it has a nice parking place with lots of shade, a terrace,restaurant and clean avarage ikea style rooms.averege room is spacey with alot of closet space,clean bathroom,tv, free wifi and AC.your are 10 min car ride near the centar , the main Đakovo catedrale , and also there is a near horse farm with the world famous horse breed called Lipicanac.i sugest for suvenires you may buy a Licitar hart wich is a traditional product of Croatia and it is alo listed in Unesco herritage.enjoy Đakovo city for a ecape...
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