Blogs from Dalmatia, Croatia, Europe
May 18th 2012
Day 7 Venice Shock, horror it's raining and only 11degrees - what a change from yesterday! We bought a two day pass for the boat shuttle so no choice but to go back to Venice for the morning. Could be worse I suppose. It began to really pour it down so we ducked for shelter under the arches of the Doge's Palace, and realised we were in a queue for admission into the Palace so that seemed a good idea. About half an hour later we were inside behind a tour made up of the whole population of France! We eventually got ahead of them and followed the route round the palace. It was actually amazing and we were glad we went. The last boat to the ship was scheduled for 1.00 in time for sailaway, ... read more
May 18th 2012
De Hvar, nous avons pris un traversier de 2 heures jusqu'à Split, 2ème plus grande ville de Croatie. Outre le fait qu'elle est sur le bord de la mer, la raison principale de visiter cette ville est le palais de Dioclétien, une ancienne résidence construite par l'empereur romain du même nom en l'an 305. Selon Wikipédia, c'est l'un des édifices de l'Antiquité tardive les mieux conservés Ce n'est pas vraiment un palais, c'est plus une petite et jolie vieille ville où l'on retrouve maintenant majoritairement des restaurants, cafés et magasins ainsi qu'un flot incessant de touristes japonais à travers les petites rues étroites. Le Lonely Planet mentionne que le tourisme de masse n'a pas encore atteint cette ville, j'ose pas imaginer quand ça va être le cas. Oui je sais, je suis un touriste moi aussi, ... read more
May 15th 2012
15th May 2012 Tuesday We returned to Krka National Park to undertake the Skradinski Buk walk We drove to Lozovac where at this time of year you park and are transported by Park Bus the 4Km down into the gorge. Initially we were told that as we had a dog we could drive down (as dogs are not allowed on their buses) However when we had paid and drove to the barrier a very officious young Ranger told us HE was in charge and refused to let us through!! So we parked and walked down the footpath to the bottom of the gorge – very steep!! We then undertook the beautiful walk around the multiple cascades which took us well over an hour – but worth it. We were then faced with the problem of the ... read more
May 14th 2012
14thMay 2012 Monday Quieter night, the Bora is slowly subsiding, temp 16c early morning. After breakfast we headed for Zadar, the second largest city on the Dalmatian coast, extensively bombed by the Allies in Second World War. The old town is still partly enclosed by the medieval walls. The roman forum was pillaged to build churches near the site of St Donats Church. The church was dedicated to an Irish Bishop. Also around the old Forum are the Cathedral and a convent. The newer attractions are the sea organ where you can listen to the sounds of nature created by underwater pipes, and the newer attraction of the huge light sensitive dish which accumulates solar power during daylight and radiates a hypnotic glow at night. Bar B Q back at the van, still coolish, but according ... read more
Encore de l'eau bleue à Hvar, en Croatie (Véro)
Published: May 14th 2012Europe » Croatia » Dalmatia » Hvar
May 13th 2012
Nous avons quitté l'île de Korcula pour nous rendre sur l'île de Hvar. Pour s'y rendre, il fallait prendre 2 traversiers, un après l'autre, et mettons que pour faire une histoire courte, on a failli manquer le 2e.... on est arrivés juste à temps! J'ai couru acheter notre billet et lorsque je suis revenue, Phil était déjà monté dans le bateau avec l'auto et ils ont monté la "gate" derrière moi fiou! Si on l'avait manqué, on se serait rajouté 2h de route yessssssss! On avait quand même prévu de s'arrêter à mi-chemin pour la nuit, question de ne pas trop faire de route en une journée. Phil nous avait trouvé une chambre dans un hôtel sur le bord de l'eau, dans un village-un-peu-perdu-où-tout-est-fermé-car-c'est-la-basse-saison. Il avait choisi la chambre la moins chère vu qu'on restait là ... read more
May 12th 2012
11thMay 2012 Friday Well this could be called a lazy day or chill out day; the temp has been above 30c so we just relaxed, swam, sat in the sun, sat in the shade and swam!! We did pop into local village to buy bread!! And I did the washing all dry within the hour! 12th May 2012 Saturday Went into Biograd to shop for necessities and back to caravan for lunch. Temp 29c, however, forecast says we may have a shower tonight! And cooler for a couple of days! Wandered around Biograd along the harbour, the fishing boats appear busy. Back to Oaza Mira- swam and relaxed in the shade/sun!! We eat out tonight with fellow English Travellers! 13thMay 2012 Sunday Well we had a very rude awakening at 5ish it had been windy overnight ... read more
May 11th 2012
Split, Croatia is a city on the eastern shore of the Adriatic Sea. Centered around the Roman Palace of the Emporer Diocletian. The Emporer Diocletion killed and/or tortured Christians. Cliff and I tendered to this little city. We walked on our own through the palace and went down a few roads. Three ships were at port so it was getting a little too crowded for us. We did manage to slip in a local beer and then we beat it back to the ship. This is our last city before getting back to Venice, Italy.... read more
May 11th 2012
Il y a quelque chose qui m'agace de plus en plus. Je me fais avoir à chaque fois, c'est inévitable. Tout va bien, la vie est belle, je suis en voyage, je suis heureux. Puis tout d'un coup, sans avertissement, la noirceur. Le vide. L'anxiété. La confusion. Tous mes sens sont en état d'alerte. Que se passe-t-il? Je tâtonne autour de moi, mais je ne trouve pas. Ne cédons pas à la panique, je prends une grande respiration, ça sonne cliché mais dans ce cas-ci je n'ai pas le choix, je dois faire un pas vers l'arrière avant d'aller plus loin vers l'avant. Je sors donc de la salle de bain et là j'allume la lumière. Je vois. L'espoir renait. Je suis soulagé. Non mais pourquoi ils mettent l'interrupteur à l'extérieur de la salle de bain ... read more
May 10th 2012
10th May 2012 Thursday Hottest day so far in excess of 30c!! We decided to revisit Krka National Park which we visited 3 years ago. The Park encompasses the Krka River and its special falls. We drove initially to Skradin and enjoyed morning coffee in the shade- met a couple of Brits who were touring on a motorbike, they had left their two Springer spaniels at home so were pleased to fuss Barney. We then drove up to Roski Slap - another part of the Park. The cascades are surrounded by numerous branches of the river, lots of backwaters then the river falls into the Visovac Lake. We enjoyed a walk (Hot) around the cascades. The Damsel flies were very busy and a beautiful blue colour. Later we were surprised to meet a group of Nuns ... read more
May 9th 2012
Ahhhh Dubrovnik ! C'est aussi beau que ce qu'on en dit ! Je comprends pourquoi il y a des milliers de touristes qui débarquent là chaque jour! On a vu des super gros bateaux de croisières... c'était impressionnant. On avait eu un avant-goût de la ville juste avant d'aller à Kotor. Nous avions passé une nuit là pour pouvoir aller chercher notre voiture de location... et ça nous avait juste assez "agacé" pour qu'on ait hâte d'y revenir! La 1re journée a été marquée par du lavage (!) et un souper de fruits de mer au restaurant :) On avait remarqué qu'à peu près tous les restaurants offraient des "assiettes de fruits de mer à partager" et c'est là qu'on a décidé de l'essayer. On avait 2 poissons blancs (aucune idée lesquels... mais ils étaient bons), ... read more
