Matt; where in Wisconsin do you live? The wife is from Wis. and we will be going through that part of the state this summer on our way to West Bend to visit her Sister. Wife is mixed and I am Cro, she 72 , I am 75. Will be stopping at the Warehouse for Belly Flops on the way up. Nick Haramija ----- Original Message ----- From: "palocat" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, April 03, 2005 8:24 PM Subject: [CROATIA-L] Restaurant???? I have been wondering if those of you living in the Chicago area could tell me whether or not there is a good Croatian or Slovenian restaurant in Chicago -- if so, please let me know what your thoughts are -- thanks.. I live in Wisconsin, but near the Illinois state line and am in Chicago every month or so. Half of my heritage is Croatian (the other half is Finnish). I grew up with my Croatian grandparents, so culturally (by ethnic background) I am Croatian, (I speak Croatian, but am getting rather rusty because I do not have anyone to converse with in the language) and I am quite familiar with the foods that have been discussed on this site. And, yes, my wife and I have been in Croatia (three years ago for 12 days), and we found it beautiful. We visited the towns where my grandparents were from (Delnice and Brod na Kupi) and were fascinated. It was an emotional experience for me. Stayed at the small family owned Mance Hotel in Brod na Kupi for several nights. It was fine and we were very well received, and the food was outstanding! We also toured the Dalmatian coast all the way to Dubrovnik, some of the national parks, and spent some time in Zagreb before returning by train to Graz, Austria. Loved it all in Croatia, and the roast lamb was wonderful. We plan to return in a year or so. . . . But, in late May (next month) we will be going to Finland so I can visit the towns that my Finnish grandparents called home. The genealogy bug has bitten my wife and myself quite sharply -- we just regret that we did not really listen to all of our respective family histories and file the information away. But, as the saying goes, genealogy is not generally for the young, as they have other fish to fry. Thanks, Matt, in southern Wisconsin.