Hostel Spinut Split

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Caught bus from Plitvice Jezera to Split and got in about 7pm. Found Situs Hostel no problem (once we actually followed the instructions properly) and it's a really cool, clean, nice small hostel. Peter was really helpful in pointing out things to do and see and eat. Peter's mum was awesome too making us coffee in the ...

... with him quite a bit to get him back to the price we thought we were getting. In the end, it worked out and we had a 3-bedroom apartment with a really beautiful view all to ourselves for 480 Kuna altogether (that’s only $16 each a night which is really cheap in Europe). We got settled in just in time for sunset, took some pretty pictures from our lanai, and then went to the market down the street for groceries. We cooked a good dinner ...

... an hour as they swam amongst the few boats. The sun has been shining all day and we have done absolutely nothing! After breakfast we walked down to the beach, which is just a short walk from where we have parked at the campsite. Then, we played a board game and had lunch, followed by going for a swim in the ocean and relaxing on the rocks. We are about to catch the ferry from our campsite into the small town of Trogir; we can ...

... a bus to see Castle Trogir, a Unesco World Heritage site. Of course there was a church inside and a couple of museums. Aside from that, it was basically full of shops! We had a look around and then ate lunch by the water. Then it was time to head back to Split.

It was still quite early in the afternoon, so we finally had a look around Split. In the main area of Split is an old Diocletian Palace that contains an old church, museums ...

... flew to split we could see islands and beaches from the plane as we approached. When we landed we heard some thunder but it didn't deter our excitement. After getting our baggage we saw palm trees and were delighted sine this is what most of us had pictured in our heads before coming to Croatia. We drove approximately 45 minutes from the airport through a thunderstorm (that thankfully passed) to get to our hotel. We had about an hour to kill before our tour so Kristen ...

... the time of Julius Caesar until 615 AD. Roman Emperor Diocletian decided to build a seaside palace in Split, near his birthplace, for use after his retirement. Construction of this oceanfront 322,000 square foot complex took ten years, from 295 to 305 AD.

Diocletian (245-316 AD) was known for reforms that changed the structure of imperial Roman government. He stabilized the Empire economically and militarily, which helped maintain it for another 150 years. Diocletian ...

... then went to bed in our mini cabin with bunk-beds. Upon our arrival in Ancona the next morning the sky gave us a colour show which we barely were able to capture with the camera. Unfortunately, we knew that those colours would bring even more rain in the days to come. And so it happened.

... mer interresant aa ta en baat ut paa en av oyene aa tilbringe ferien der. SPLIT:\ Standing in the window where I stay and look down at the people passing by. I have rented a room in a privat flat again, it's more cozy than any hotelroom. Plus the hotelrooms in this city is said to be for business people with deep pockets. Most of the people passing by speeks a slavic language. Sometimes I hear someone speek english and very seldom I hear someone speek norwegian. I don't ...

... with onions and some other special herbs and spices that was delicious and cost next to nothing! I was glad to be leaving the next morning though! It was off to Omis and the river Cetina for some white water rafting and then on to Dubrovnik on the bus. Unfortunately I don't have the photos of the whitewater rafting at the moment, but I can describe what it was like. The rapids were rather tame and a bit ...

... said that the non-Old Town nightlife was focused on a strip of bars and clubs on the beach about 20 minutes walk south of town. Again, however, it is not yet the true high season and only about three of them were open, and those were young and younger. A bunch of damn hot chicks, but the average age couldn't have been much above 20, and the music was loud and atrocious. I cut my losses. Sunday was slow and uneventful. Next Stop: Zagreb, Croatia.