Dujam Split

Pogoda nie zawsze dopisuje :( Prognozowane monsuny zwiastuja pogorszenie aury.
Jedziemy wiec w podroz po okolicy.
Pieknymi serpentynami dojezdzamy do Orebica. Tam zwiedzamy malowniczy cmentarz marynarzy / o ile mozna mowic w ten sposob o takim miejscu/, ogladamy domy i wsiadamy na prom.
Niestety, o tej porze roku prom niee doplywa juz do centrum miejscowosci Korcula, wiec robimy polgodzinny spacer piechota. Za to nagroda - wspanialy obiad w ...

Riwiera Makarska to naszym zdaniem, najpiekniejsze wybrzeze Chorwacji.
Oczywiscie, jesli lubicie na rowni gory i morze!!
My lubimy ;)
Tak wiec podziwiamy, przejazdem, Makarska. Smaczny obiadek , pare zdjec w pieknych zakatkach i.... dalej!..w droge do ...
do..no wlasnie :)w nieznane - kierunek Ston..

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 ...

... a brief stop in Bologna and a lunch of wine and cheese and cookies on the train, we made it to Ancona, which is a sleepy port city full of African and Middle Eastern immigrants. Our only real excitement in Ancona was witnessing a near brawl. We were sitting in a little outdoor cantina when a bus pulled up and a few dozen big hairy guys piled out. After some communication difficulties it was finally made clear that they wanted ice for their ...

... to the station in good time after a hot dog detour. I was gonna be OK. Confidence is the name of the game.

I met a nice Aussie girl (Emma) on the train, always good to have company on long journeys. We talked for a bit and then just passed out. Sleep was a luxury on the train. It was a noisy, slow, annoying train that stops at every station, no air-con, air circulation was surprisingly low, but then it got really cold in the middle of the night, so all was good ...

... Booze and Snooze."  It was here we befriended an American girl (Jordan), a younger engaged Aussie couple (Dan and Cathy), and a Frenchman (Pierre).  Along the way, we befriended several more Aussies including a Special Olympics athlete who competed in Beijing.  The first day in Split, Dan, Peter, and I went to the beach.  The weather was in the 70's and not a cloud in the sky.  Naturally, we were down to t-shirts, shorts, and flip flops.  The ...

... match with. Split is a beautiful and buzzing city, I prefer it to the more touristy Dubrovnik, as it feels much more real and alive, with far more locals, far fewer tourist shops, and original (as opposed to reconstructed) old Roman empire palaces, wide marble streets and plazas, and of course it is situated a great position on the Dalmatian coast, close to popular summer holiday islands such as Hvar and Korcula. Fantastic vibe. My time in Split constituted of ...