Adriana Hvar Marina Hotel And Spa

... pizzerii i potem... zwiedzamy " kocia republike".
Zabytkow mnostwo - jak zawsze ciesza oko.
Natomiast ilosc kotow na uliczkach, skwerach, placach - przekroczyla nasza wyobraznie.
Ogladamy tez dom zakupiony prze Billa Gatesa - niestety nie mozna tam wejsc. Ale to, co widac z zewnatrz, swiadczy o duzych pieniadzach i dobrym smaku!
Wieczorem, juz po zmroku pokonujemy / adrenalinka..adrenalinka!/ serpentyny w drodze do domu w Prapratnie.

Po podrozy przez pustkowia, z widokami ostrzelanych, opuszczonych domostw - dojechalismy na wybrzeze.
Jakaz zmiana! Widac, ze po tej stronie gor kwitnie turystyka.
Mieszkamy pieknie - apartament tuz za mostem staromiejskim, w 3 - 4 rzedzie domow na wzgorzu - z widokiem na Stare Miasto. I to jaki apartament!
Po przebrzmieniu okrzykow entuzjazmu - schodzimy przez ogrod na wyspe, na ktorej rozlozylo sie Stare Miasto ...

Well most of this morning was spent below deck in bed, trying as best to sleep my way through a dodgy tummy... and exposing myself to the swamp which probably did more harm than being updeck in the (extremely) fresh air!!
Convinced that it was the chicken last night that did me in... it was unfortunate that our chef prepared ...

... little number on my neck again but I lay down later and got rid of that. Blerg.

We were dropped off and went to find our accommodation. Turned out to be a living set up with alot of rooms, but still with a homely feel to it. It was up a little hill but had a lovely courtyard with grape laden vines, a vegetable and herb garden, and a scatty cat finding jumping bugs.

It was hot and sunny so we wandered round town looking at every tall guy with a dark haired
woman ...

... br>
We learned that Croatians are generally very tall, mostly Roman Catholic and are encouraged to have large families. Woman have a 2 year paid leave of absence from their jobs. Pretty sweet deal!

We saved Split for last and Diacletians palace. The basement of the palace is the only element that has remained unchanged. Over the centuries many parts of the palace have been built over and ...

... close - so close that you can explore them even if all you can afford to rent is a little 4hp fishing boat. Which is exactly what we did. In slow motion we made our way through the island chain searching for a deserted cove for our picnic lunch. It seemed that one or two boats were anchored in most of the prime locations but we eventually found a small nook of blue-green water and jagged coastline to drop anchor in. We followed this up with more exploration of the ...

... tomorrow. We would find a place to sleep once we got there. We had another cheap dinner. More pizza. I was more than happy with that. After supper, we went into town again but didnt hit any bars. Instead, we just bought some alcohol and drank it by the sea. Cheapo-style. Again, I was more than happy to go this route. One highlight was my decision to finally wash my moneybelt. I have been ...

... clear and I could imagine how inviting it must be to jump in on a hot summer day. Jean said that in summer the whole of the dock is lined with millionaire cruisers and 'beautiful people' flock to the cafés and bars. We walked until we began to grow both cold and tired. We had reached a small park on our waterfront walk and the girls agreed to turn back for some lunch on the proviso that they had a chance to go back to the park later in the day. I think if ...

Highlights -Island watching on the ferry from Split -Private beach -Private room with sea view Lowlights -Travelling with school children and four bags on the local bus. -Trying to find a restaurant at 2.30pm when they are having a siesta -3 miles from the nearest shop. Narrative and pictures to followwww shortly