Hotel Albamaris Biograd na Moru

... na Starym Miescie, apartament z tarasem i widokiem na dachy...a wieze - na wyciagniecie reki! I chmury... gdyby byly ;))
Witaj, Zadar!
Witaj slonce, mimo pierwszych chlodow.
No coz, kapac sie juz nie bedziemy, ale za to - jest co ogladac!
Bedziemy tu do piatkowego poranka, kiedy wyruszymy w strone Vesprem na Wegrzech, a stamtad: kierunek dom :))

... explore Croatia coast with our yacht sailing Croatia.

Dalmatic coast is one of the best yachting, sailing and cruising coasts in the world.

Owing to the fantastic climate, old towns and authentic cuisine you will have a memorable vacation full of amazing experiences.

Šibenik, Šibensko-Kniniska, Croatia croatiagulet

... in various wars and that's what actually saved the campanile (I can use big words, too). When construction picked up again the soil had compacted some and the bright engineers decided to build the upper floors with one side taller than the other to compensate for the leaning. Smart idea I guess because it hasn't collapsed yet. The tower was closed until recently so modern day engineers could stabilize it.

For history or trivia wizards who need ...

... les gourmands il y a de quoi faire, avec une moyenne d'un glacier toutes les 3 boutiques. Par contre il a beau être 22h, il fait encore chaud et nous devons nous dépêcher d'engloutir notre cornet avant de nous faire crépire les chaussures.

Sur le front de mer, nous découvrons une sculpture extraordinaire (construite en hommage au ...

... 25km sur 3km. Aucune plage à l'horizon, que des falaises tombant à pic!

Notre bâteau navigue le long de ce parc magnifique bordé par une eau cristaline. Après 3h de trajet, nous débarquons dans une baie à l'extrémité de l'île de Dugi Otok, dans le parc naturel de Telascica. Refuge de nombreux bâteaux, le parc est protégé par une haute falaise et se compose de mini-baies.
Nous suivons ...

... first... ...And as we made our way down, the falls were getting bigger and the sun started to poke out a little, and it all looked a bit ...

... and invited us on his boat the next morning. Now, one thing about Croatia that we had been told by a few people we had met. Free camping (ie. parking up at the side of the road/ by the beach/ scenic lookouts etc which we do every night), while it is illegal in a few countries, most cops just turn a blind eye if you're not a nuisance. In Croatia, though, we were told they are very officious about it and move you on in the middle of the night. So ...

... from Rovinj was a slow one at times but was also a scenic one. The landscape was dry, barren and rocky mountains dropping right down to the Adriatic Sea which ranged from light aqua blues close to shore to deep dark blues in deeper water. The offshore islands that run along most of the coastline appear to have almost no vegetation. The whole area reminded us of parts of the Red Sea we visited in Egypt. One afternoon I discovered we had a flat tyre, so ...

... the ferry. Who or what she was waiting for I can never know and I hope it was worth it. The streets of the large city of Reijeka were slick with a recent rain and we had no idea on how or where to find the next bus to Loran. It was early morning and the busses were packed with school children and the morning business commutes. A large city starting the day. We eventually asked three businessmen standing at a café stand. They argued amongst themselves but eventually reached a ...

... centuries old stone buildings. Banners denoted whose palace was whose and what centuries those families occupied them. The next morning, with the sun shining, we climbed the 900 feet up the rocky hillside to St. Ivan's Fortress. The walk up the steep stairs made us acknowledge the feat it must have been to build such a towering fort perched on top of the hill. Once on top, the view took our breath away. As has happened so many times on this trip, one feels so small in ...