Episode 39

Photo Cred: @Timotej

Otok Galešnjak

Dobar dan, prijatelji!

Do you know what time it is?

Time to get a watch?

No!

It’s time to learn how to ask that same question na Hrvatski!

In today’s lesson, we’ll also learn how to tell time.

It’s a bit tricky, but we can do it!

Lesson - Time

What time is it? - Koliko je sati?

hour - sat

minute - minuta

second - sekunda

noon - podne

midnight - ponoć

now it’s - sad je

One O’clock - jedan sat

Two O’clock - dva sata

3:10 - tri i deset.

4:30 - četiri ipo (dalmatian coast) or pola pet (zagrebački)

5:50 - deset do šest.

In today’s SSR, DJ Moe will take us back in time and teach us a little about the dinosaurs that roamed around parts of Croatia.

I bet the young children, including Tony D., will love this story!

Super Slatko Report

Dinosaurs...

Start in Istria, the more northern part of Croatia, as we mentioned a few Super Slatko back, that its shaped like an anatomical heart. There you will find a respectable amount of dinosaur momentos that were left behind for us to find.

Dinosaur discoveries in Croatia began in 1925, where on Veli Brijun island, Iguanadon foot prints were discovered. Overtime, around 200 Dino footprints were found across 4 different localities connected to Veli Brijuni. These foot prints are dated back to 117 million years ago and span across a smaller range of dinosaurs in size, these were most likely isolated to these smaller land masses and didn’t need to grow larger. The pictures make these footprints pretty clear that a dinosaurs lived in the area. Although these weren’t large dinosaurs, the footprints are as larger as human foot in most cases.

Staying in Istria, another discovery was made in 1992 in Bale. Bones this time were discovered on the Sea Bed! It is estimated that at least 10 different species inhabited the are way back when. One of the most notable and the largest, is the Brachiosaurus. These dinosaurs were known to grow up to 69 feet long and weigh up to 64 tons. Known for its long neck, small skull and overall large size. This discovery is on the World List of Paleontological Sites and is known as one of the only sites in the world where the remains are under the sea and the first to be found in the Mediterranean. Some of the bones found in Bale are dated as far back as 200 million years ago.

Veli Brijun is part of Brijuni National Park, which is a collection of 14 islands and available to visit to see most of these footprints yourself. The Park offers tours and educational opportunities for the whole family

The Bale discovery is protected, but for good reason obviously, preservation of the being the top priority. But there are still other islands worth visiting to see other Dinosaur evidence that I didn’t mention that you can visit as part of a boat excursion. Many of them offering foot prints and other Dino sights worth seeing. Not to mention the beautiful islands you get to visit and all the beauty that they offer on their own. 

And that’s it for the Super Slatko Report....