After returning to Rovinj in the late afternoon Barry, Cheryl and I headed out for a bike ride several miles along the coast from the city. We passed lively cafes with locals dancing, beaches with sunbathers, and at the end…
Falling For Plitvice Lakes
As in waterfalls. Hundreds of them cascading from 16 terraced lakes in Croatia’s first National Park. Some of the Falls cascade over 250 feet to another lake below. We hiked for about 3 hours through the park and also took…
Zadar!
We headed back to the Adriatic Riviera on the beautiful Croatian coast. Upon our arrival we figured out that Zadar in English translates to …You can’t find parking here! We eventually did and walked through the Venetian Gate up the…
She said Sibenik (Pronounced Shi-ben-ic)
For the afternoon we met our guide Sandra who first took us for a delicious lunch and then guided us through Sibenik. The town is over 2000 years old and is famed for it’s over 2000 steps to its summit…
Split and Diocletian’s Palace
Split is well known as a summer playground for Euopeans, rivaling some of the more famous spots in the Mediterranean, but it is steeped in history as well. The immense Diocletian’s Palace (another UNESCO World heritage site) commands the view…
Strolling Split at Night
Just a few shots of our evening strolls to dinner including Diocletians Temple with an Egyptian Sphinx which could finally be seen without numerous tourists in front of it and the courtyard and gathering place just outside the palace walls.
Traveling to Trogir
One more trip with Sandra to her hometown of Trogir. The entire old city is a UNESCO World heritage site. There are no Roman ruins in the town although we know that there was a presence there. We first had…
Hvar We There Yet?
We left Split on the morning Krilo Ferry to the island of Hvar. The island is overrun with vacationers in the summer, but on this pleasantly warm, cloudless day the crowds were not to be found. We first visited the…
Marco…… Polo!
Our next island visit was to Korcula, the birthplace of you know who. This island is another favored spot for Europeans to vacation. The tip of Korcula’s old town again dates back to the ancient Greeks, although most architecture presently…
Dubrovnik- Day 1
Arriving at the Ploce Gate we entered this fabled wall city dating from the 7th century to begin our exploration. Almost immediately we came across the St. Nicholas and St. Sebastian Churches. Coming into the Luza Square plaza at the…