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| croatia |
| split, hvar, korcula, mljet, zagreb |
| A gorgeous, old medieval town within the walls of an ancient Roman palace. It's the largest city on the Adriatic Coast with a large marina, crystal clear blue waters and surrounded by forested coastal mountains. |
| Split |
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| (Above) The beautiful waterfront and (right) Diocletian's Roman Palace. |
| (Below) Inside the walled city and (right) laundry hanging to dry. |
| (Below) The Split Vegetable market and (right) Linda in front of the boat that would take us to the islands. |
| (Left) All sorts of cheeses for sale in the market and (right) an alleyway in the city. |
| A statue of 10th century Slavic religious leader Gregorius of Nin and a close up of his foot which you are supposed to rub for good luck. |
| The most famous of Craotia's 1185 islands, it receives so much sun that if it rains, you're hotel is half price and if it snows, it's free. Pebbled and rocky beaches meet clear blue water around a gothic old town plaza. And yes, Tom Cruise and Bill Gates have both vacationed here. |
| Hvar Island |
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| Hvar Town and the waterfront. |
| The Marina. |
| The view from our apartment. |
| The beautiful blue waters by the beach. |
| Jenika and Maria listening to me try to read Swedish. |
| Maria on her birthday. |
| Linda, Bert and me. He was a talkative, and very drunk, boat captain we met one night at the bar. |
| Me in Hvar Town. |
| Korcula, the largest island in an archipelago of 48, south of Hvar, covered in citrus orchards and vineyards and spotted with olive trees, along quiet coves. |
| Korcula Island |
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| Korcula Town from the ferry. |
| Boats in the marina. |
| The view from my pension. |
| The beach behind Korcula Town. |
| Mljet, near Dubrovnik on the mainland, is a large green, densely forested island. There is a national park on the northern tip. It was far less touristy than the other islands, just a quiet beach, some old Roman ruins and a few restaurants. |
| Mljet Island |
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| (Above) Me at Mljet beach, (right) Linda in front of a rental car covered in fur like a cat and (left) a boat on Mljet beach. |
| Zagreb, the capital of Croatia, was nothing dazzling. Parks and cafes, a few niceold churches, rows of stately buildings, oh yeah, and the 2nd worst hostel on earth, the Omladinski. |
| Zagreb |
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| (Right) Confused using a stupid Lonely Planet map in Subica Zrinjskog Park (try saying that five times fast, in fact just try saying it, period). |
| (Above) The fountain in Zagreb's pedestrian square, Jelacica (below), and (right) the Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, completed in 1899. Another cathedral here was destroyed by an earthquake in 1880 and this new(er) one contains elements of the old. |
| (Above) Me in Strossmayerovo Park, filled with artists and their paintings for sale. |
| (Left) A Zagreb storm train, and (above) Mmmmm! Ice Cream! |
| St. Mark's Church, with it's colourful cermaic roof tiles. |
| The Fountain of Life, I drank from it, so we'll see. |
| Cafe Culture in Zagreb and (left) the Virgin Mary's golden fountain and sculpture in from of the Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. |
| (Left) A sculpture of a famous Croatian poet/writer and above the Contemporary Art Museum in the yellow late 19th century yellow pavillion building. |
| Expensive coffee in Zagreb makes me look like this. |
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