Blogs from Croatia, Europe - page 217

Hi Everyone, Great hearing from you and I'm really enjoying keeping in touch and sharing my thoughts and experiences during this trip. We were in Croatia today, arrived in the am and left several hours ago. Croatia is near Bosnia, Austria and Hungry. We have never been to Croatia before and did not know what to expect. It is a very beautiful country and the people were very friendly. Here are a few facts about Croatia from a book that I bought today: Croatia has pristine beaches and the cleanest and clearest water in the Mediterranean region. Dubrovnik is one of the most unique cities in the world, a place of ancient streets lined with stone palaces, Venetian-style buildings and bell towers. I had a lot of fun today. I bought some books and other cool ... read more

Okay, okay, technically I'm not in Croatia anymore. I would have put in an entry there, but according to Croatian business hours, if you are open until 4 p.m., you actually close at 2. Since leaving Sorrento, I've been having an Aussie/Croatian cultural experience. I headed to Bari to catch the ferry to Dubrovnik and on the way met an Aussie guy (no, Mom, I'm not marrying him!) named David who was doing the same thing. Since we were both heading to the HI hostel in Dubrovnik, we ended up spending quality time in Bari waiting for the ferry, on the deck class of the ferry, and for a couple of days in Dubrovnik. Dubrov. is a really beautiful city, now that they've repaired a lot of the bombing damage from the war. It's all white ... read more

While walking around Zagreb we stopped by the cathedral to use the public WC. I saw this man with the cat sitting on his leg and thought, "Everyone needs a friend." I believe it is pretty obvious that he is here often and that he and the cat are friends. ... read more

We kept seeing a poster showing an absolutely beautiful picture of one of the falls. I thought it had been taken from an airplane. Surprisingly and happily we found the spot from which the photo shown in the poster had been taken. Here it is. ... read more

There is beauty everywhere you look here. The boardwalks lead the walker right beside the falls and cascades. I thought it interesting that cascade in Croatian is "kaskade." We walked about seven to eight hours each day we were in Plitvice, totally wearing ourselves out, but enjoying every minute of the day. I wish I had brought my pedometer along so I could make a fair estimate of how far we walked each day. My feet said eight to ten miles and that may be a fair estimate.... read more