Zadar & Kornati N.P.
Trip Start
May 25, 2008
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Trip End
May 25, 2009
Zadar,
Croatia
Saturday, July 26, 2008
My immediate thought upon reaching Zadar was 'Oh no, what a dump', a thought which was strongly reinforced upon reaching my hostel and seeing its location. It was across the road from a quarry and on the edge of Zadar, a good 45 min walk from the centre of town.
Caught the bus into town, and got caught in a wild storm!!! The rain was coming in hard sideways with gale force winds, and nearly sending everyone flying across the bridge...scary! Bought a roasted corn on the cob for lunch and waited out the storm under the city wall arch with about 50 other people. Once the storm was over I walked to a bakery and sampled a Zadarska Gibinica, a local cake with sour cherries, poppy seeds, sweet cheese and crushed walnuts. Grab a pizza slice on the way home for dinner. Drinks at the local bus station with some ppl from the hostel afterwards.
Zadar city walls
Day 2
Get up and set off with 3 English boys staying at the hostel to explore Zadar in more depth. Got a pizza for lunch in the main drag. Walked up the belltower to get a view over the city, went to visit the famous sea organ. Accidentally got on the wrong bus and had an hour long ride to the seaside at Diklo which was a nice way to fill in some of the afternoon. Made my own dinner given the inferior offerings being provided at the food establishments in town.
Day 3
Had my Kornati Islands day trip today. Cruised around for several hours with commentary around the starkly beautiful Kornati Islands (think white rock formations against the deep blue sea), followed by lunch (except for me, they 'forgot' my order and it was seemingly outside the realms of possibility to make up a vegetarian dish for me), stopping at a private island for sunbathing...I got a choice spot under an olive tree...fell asleep..what a lovely afternoon!!
