Adria Split

... so a lot of people in Split would have gone back to their villages or home town for the weekend.
Also explains why the graves in Zagreb looked so good the day too.
Went to Gaga which the barman at the first bar said if any place would be busy, that place would be and it was dead.

Saturday walked around the market, got Burek for breakfast and then up a bunch of stairs to get a good look over Split.
Such a beautiful ...

... down a little. We put on our raincoats and walked into town, risking getting drenched. It ended up not being too bad but started pouring again soon after.

So after three days on the beautiful island of Hvar, we did not go to the beach once. We did not see any sun until it peeked out for a few minutes an hour before we left. The only good thing was that those were the three days Andre had a cold/flu so even though it was a bummer he was ...

... it wasn't luxury, it was decent and we really enjoyed it. There was a couple from Switzerland who were in Croatia for windsurfing and we talked to them for a little while the following morning before we headed out.



Today has to have been the most relaxing day of the trip! We woke this morning and while we were having our breakfast, Matt spotted three dolphins swimming out in the water below us! We watched them for ...

Jak nie zobaczyc takiego kawalka historii?
No, i nareszcie ruiny, a wiec cos starszego od nas ;))
Tak wiec.... w droge, miedzy kamienie... historie...dalej, wiara:)
Wiara,czyli my...architekci:)
Czas sie przyznac: troje z nas ...

... halfway through our visit so we couldn't take pictures of everything that we would have liked to. But I think that we got pretty much all of the important shots before it lost power (none of the merchants). Afterwards we headed back to the ship, had a late lunch and set sail. Our next stop will be Athens and we are both more than excited for that.

Split's star attraction is Diocletian’s Palace, designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1979. The palace is arguably the largest and most complete remains of a Roman palace in the world. A huge rectangular fortress facing the Adriatic Sea, the walls measure 705 feet long from east to west, and 594 feet wide.

As early as 229 BC, Romans established Solin (Salona), 3 miles from Split, as the capital of the Roman colony of Dalmatia. Salona served as the capital ...

... the backpackers in the old town and then head off to explore the old city which is really nice with its small cobbled alley ways and old houses. There was also quite alot of roman ruins as well which makes it interesting. I also went to the so called beach which is a rubbish bit of sand where you cant move and is packed in the water as well, I managed to find a spot to dump my bag and go for a small swim. Its always the problem ...

... of generally relaxing and taking it easy were in order. I loved the villa we stayed in and the quiet walks along the coast. The beer flowed freely in the evenings and the aromatic coffee in the morning cleared away the cobwebs. I hope everybody including Clare, Charlotte, Rachelle, Robert, Cat & Mat, plus Frances and Mario felt the same. It's not always easy to keep a big group happy but from the smiles on the faces I think we more ...

After spending some time in Split we've decided we need a palace of our own! We think everyone deserves a palace.............the residents of Split sure agreed with us when they entered Emperor Diocletians palace and claimed it as their own......and why not......surely they deserved it....they probably paid for it AND ...

... line transfers". As a reference, in Japan to change lines the most you'll have to do is go down an escalator, walk 3m and then up another escalator. Not in Berlin. Instead, they've devised a system where they essentially build a 2km tunnel between two stations and then call it a "transfer". I call it an entirely unwanted hike at some ungodly hour in the morning. Amazingly, Ben & Nico were at one of the stations along the way and happened to jump right on my train ...