Hotel Park Split

... beach again as it was such a nice day.<br>Walked to Marjan Forest Park and hired bikes and rode around park. Some pretty steep hills but awesome views from the top of the park and heaps fun going back down.<br>Went back to Fife for dinner since it was so awesome and so cheap and had tripe and roast veal.<br>Fife is some of the best and best value food I've had in ages. Especially compared to most of the other touristy places in Split

... 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&#8217;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 ...

... gift/souvenir shops and even a bank, a tourist information office, and some clothing stores. All of that definitely takes away from what you&#8217;re supposed to be experiencing. We still got to see original palace walls, windows, a church built in the interior, an original Sphinx Diocletian brought to Split from Egypt (he brought about 16 of them but only a couple remain), the original gateway, a room that used to hold god sculptures, etc. Diocletian ...

... something quiet. This spot is exactly what we were hoping for! There are only about fifty people at the campsite, which means that it is private without us being the only ones at the campsite, which seems to have been the trend lately! We bargained with the lady at the desk and paid for the cheapest spot but were able to park in the most expensive with the best views&#8230;they are unbelievable. Sailboats are going past now and we ...

... had a swim in the lake. Also caught the ferry to the isle of St Mary - had a monestry and other random stuff on there. <br><br>Korcula - The birthplace of Marco Polo also had heaps of alleyways, random shops, and yummy gelato shops (well everywhere in Croatia does). <br><br>Makarska - On the edge of the Biokovo mountain range so the mountains were almost to the sea. Great beaches where we played what we called Croatian beachball. Great markets and great pubs where we got to see the ...

... cafes and restaurants. For dinner we went to a Mexican place that had been recommended to us, - it turned out to be great and we had a fantastic meal. Afterwards we rang NZ on skype dressed as pirates to wish Cohen a happy 1st birthday. We got a few weird looks from our roommates because we had to sit dressed in our hats and eye patches for ages before we got to speak to them.<br> 27th June - Split<br> We went back to the Black Cat ...

... I continued to drive down the coast until I found something more suitable for me. Sadly nothing really excited me, although I did stop for a bit and sat on some rocks. Someone else had mentioned some nice beaches on the other side of the city, so -since I had a scooter - off I went. I was heading to Kasjuni beach. He was right, this was the place to be. The drive was beautiful bringing me to one beautiful cove after ...

... before this near fatal error!! We also visited the amazing cathedral before hiking up the bell tower for stunning 360 degree views of the town. Whilst I was at the top, I noticed that my companion was missing. Bearing in mind it is a long, long, long, way up some rusty metal steps, I thought I'd take some photos before she came up. We she appeared, finally, there were ...

... and I are off to Hvar Island and Andy is going to Vis Island, but we have a few hours to kill before our afternoon ferries so we park up the car and wander around Split. This place is stunning. We are only here for a few hours but if we were ever to come back this way we would love to spend a bit more time here.

... for the evening we went to an amazing outdoor bar for Italy v Sweden (1-1) and the beers were flying down! Karlvecko is awesome stuff - flies down the hatch! 2 Scottish Birds (lovely girls but really nice) joined us for drinking games and general chilling on what was the best bar on tour - very relaxing. So much so we stayed there until 3am. (We were blown out for points by the girls as they had to leave early doors!)