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The lands that today comprise Croatia were part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire until the close of World War I. In 1918, the Croats, Serbs, and Slovenes formed a kingdom known after 1929 as Yugoslavia. Following World War II, Yugoslavia became a federal independent Communist state under the strong hand of Marshal TITO. Although Croatia declared its independence from Yugoslavia in 1991, it took four years of sporadic, but often bitter, fighting before occupying Serb armies were mostly cleared from Croatian lands. Under UN supervision, the last Serb-held enclave in eastern Slavonia was returned to Croatia in 1998. To be updated

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By AndyMac
August 29th 2009

Croatia Sailing - Week 15 Europe » Croatia » Dalmatia

Week 15

Check-in; Excellent, particularly because there were many lost pax making their way onto the Ika, who were supposed to be on the Istok, and I was more than happy to escort them over there so I could flirt with the lovely new cookie, Nikola. Day 1; Mljet (Polace) Number of pax for dinner; 22 (bbq) We had a nice sail into Polace, lots of beers and friend-making, and a very nice swim stop. Our bbq was a big success because we ate outside in the lovely evening, and Mama was there being her crazy self, and the Istok was beside us [View Full Entry]

By cromoments
August 28th 2009

Top 5 Istrian legends Europe » Croatia » Istria

Pula

1. Apart from the legends about the giants, there are also those about the fairies which are related to Istria. Such is the one about the building of the Arena in Pula . According to the legend, one night, the fairies had decided to build their own town, Divić town, and they carried the stones from Učka throughout the whole night, carefully putting them together. When at dawn the time came to put a roof on the Arena, they were interrupted by a rooster. When it crowed, the fairies ran away so that the people wouldn't see them an [View Full Entry]

By Reber Family
August 28th 2009

Immer dasselbe: 30° Europe » Croatia » Istria » Pula

So schön, da ist man nicht allein

So zahm und willig wie eine läufige Hündin bot sich ihm die See heute an. Hr. Siebert gehört nicht zu der Kategorie Männer, die da lange nachfragen. Heute war ein fauler Tag, haben viel gelesen und gebadet, mit Enrich gespielt, etc.Während die letzten 2 Nächte doch endlich mal wieder angenehm kühl waren, wurde es heute richtig schwül und wir hatten so eine Art Obdachlosenheim für Mücken am Laufen. Wer hat noch nicht,wer will noch mal, jeder kommt mal dran... Das Bootsrätsel betrifft heute ein -auch wenn es nicht so aussieht- sehr sportliches Boot. Auf den Gipfeln der Alpen, so wie auf [View Full Entry]

By SKMantle
August 28th 2009

A Beautiful Wedding in Dubrovnik Europe » Croatia » Dalmatia » Dubrovnik

The book signing

Our first and major problem with this blog is that we don't have any photos as we were both in the wedding party and didn't have our camera. It will have to suffice for now with some pics from Maja and Steve's camera. Or you can go on Facebook and look up everyone else's photos of Maja and Steve! Best ones so far are Jason's: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=319081&id=805930611 The day was absolutely amazing. And it was bloody hot. The next day had a lovely breeze, but M&S's wedding day was crazy hot. Maja never complained once, it was very impressive. The girls woke [View Full Entry]

By tanglefish
August 28th 2009

Split Europe » Croatia » Dalmatia » Split

Local guide explains history of split and the Roman ruins

Split - Day 6-8 (28-30 August) We left Korcula at 5:45am taking a Catamaran Ferry for a few hours journey to Split. Split is a larger town on the Dalmatian mainland but it too has an old town, or more correctly a palace compound. We stayed right in the heart of it. The palace was of the Roman Emperor Diocletian, who loved Split for it’s beautry and therapuetic thermal spas. He built himself a palace here in the late 3rd century, for holidays and later for retirement. However, after his death it became disused and some time later (7th century) permission [View Full Entry]

Buildings on the Riva (waterfront walkway)

By cromoments
August 28th 2009

3 interesting facts about the small island of Košljun near Krk Europe » Croatia » Istria » Krk

Kosljun2

1.The small island of Košljun (near Krk) is located in the Punat Bay, 800 m away from Punat. Its range is slightly bigger than one thousand meters and the vegetation is exuberant. The highest point is at 6 meters above the sea. There are 540 species of plants and mushrooms registered in this area and there are no lizards and snakes on the island. 2.Košljun is dominated by the Franciscan monastery. The world’s smallest Bible is one of the items displayed in the museum. Its surface is one square centimetre. [View Full Entry]

By cromoments
August 28th 2009

5 Istria and Kvarner speleological phenomena you must explore Europe » Croatia » Istria » Porec

Baredine Cave

1. Baredine Cave - near Porec, next to Nova Vas. The cave has five halls and there are underground lakes with the depth of up to 33 m located underneath the fourth hall. The temperature of the cave is 14 degrees throughout the whole year. 2.Festinsko kraljevstvo Cave - near the village of Festini in the vicinity of Zminj. The inner part of the cave is decorated with safe trails which are approximately one hundred meters long and it is at every visitor’s disposal. 3.Biserujka Cave - it is located near R [View Full Entry]

By Reber Family
August 27th 2009

Back in Istria Europe » Croatia » Istria

Hmm, lecker!

Die Kvarner See hat sich heute Hr. Siebert angebiedert, wie eine ausgehungerte Hafendirne. Er hat sie genommen. So kehrten wir Dalmatien endgültig den Rücken und stellten Nachmittags bei einem Cappuccino fest, daß die Erinnerungen an diese traumhaften Inseln uns über den langen kalten Winter in der Heimat helfen werden. Wir sind wieder am Festland. Jedoch ist noch ein bis zwei Tage Ankern angesagt, weil die nächste Marina wirklich erst im westlichen Teil Istriens ist. Wir liegen hier in einer kleinen Flußmündung vor Anker, in welcher sich nichts außer ein paar Shrimpsfarmen befinden. Von dem a [View Full Entry]

Wieder mal Bootfahren bei wunderschönem Wasser

Bei genauem Hinsehen, kann man den Zahnstumpen erkennen

By SKMantle
August 27th 2009

Party time in Dubrovnik! Europe » Croatia » Dalmatia » Dubrovnik

View from our ride to Dubrovnik

We arrive in Dubrovnik on a stinking hot day. Our only job is to find a man named Viktor around the firestation. He is the man to lead us to our villa in the hills. This proves a most interesting task with many Croatian men being approached with, "VIKTOR?" After 15 minutes contact is finally made and we are on way into the hills, 96 steps up to be exact. Thank goodness there was a pool and cold beer waiting for us at the top. The house was Marina/Aldo, Steve/Maja, Son/Kevin, Us. We had a home cooked meal that night...one thing [View Full Entry]

By Reber Family
August 26th 2009

Wenns am schönsten ist soll man aufhören! Europe » Croatia » Dalmatia

Für das Bild sind wir hier hergefahren!

Heute beim Frühstück befanden wir Einstimmig, dass diese Bucht die für uns schönste Ankerstelle des Urlaubs ist. Und wenn es am Schönsten ist sollte man ja bekanntlich aufhören. Jedoch wurde schon eine Stunde später an der nächsten schönsten Ankerbucht des Urlaubs von uns die These aufgestellt, dass dieses Sprichwort höchst zweifelhaft ist, weil man in der Regel ja gar nicht wissen kann, ob es gerade am Schönsten ist, oder ob nicht noch etwas Schöneres kommt. Oder anders ausgedrückt: Wann es am Schönsten war, weiss man immer erst dann, wenn es wieder schlechter ist. Und dann ist es nicht m [View Full Entry]

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