I love to boast that I could leave Motovun without any trouble, and I mean it every time the subject comes up in conversation. As years go by, there is ever less that attracts me to the hilltown, anyhow. Actually, there is ever more that repels me from it. But the view from my house takes my breath away over and over again. I just found myself staring at the Mirna valley from my terrace, and I realized that I could never forget the beauty right in front of me. It is staggering, indeed. In fact, it might be the only thing that still keeps me here. It did not take me long to remember that it was the view that made me fall in love with Motovun in the first place. The very moment I first stepped out on the terrace, I decided to buy the house. The damned view.