Split
Trip Start
May 25, 2008
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Trip End
May 25, 2009
Split,
Croatia
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Have a ticket for the 6am catamaran direct from Korcula Town to Split. Got on board and ate my grapes and Corny bar for breakfast, and had a little snooze too.
Got to the hostel at 9.30am and dropped off my bags. Went to have a coffee in the kafana in Narodni Trg, then quickly checked out Diocletians palace ruins before checking into my hostel at 11am.
Met up with Sean and Lynn at the same kafana as before (they obviously have good taste in coffee being fellow Melburnians), then visited Diocletians palace ruins again (properly this time), then to a gorgeous hotel restaurant for lunch. After lunch I bid them goodbye, then went to explore the underground part of Diocletians Palace. The above ground part still has some ruins left, but the city pretty much was absorbed into it as they started building later on
Split
. The underground part is completely preserved, and gives you an exact model of how the above ground palace would have looked back then. Met Sam from America at my hostel and we went to get a slice of pizza from the Riva, then we bumped into Orla and Helen from Ireland (whom he had met previously). Later it was decided we would hit the pubs together. We visited 4 pubs and got home quite late in the end..
Day 2
Woke up a lil worse for wear from the night before, and slept in til about 12pm. Went for a walk to get a slice of pizza from the Riva. Just sat on the Riva and took part in the national pastime of people watching. I went wandering around the city just exploring all the laneways and cafes.
Later that night met up with Orla, Helen and Sam again for a pizza dinner, and went to a few bars again. Didnt stay out that long because it was freezing and a storm was brewing!!
