Dioclecians Palace

Dalmation Diaries

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June 18th 2006
After the very cooler climes of the north, we arrived in Croatia to all we had expected, warm weather, sun and sea. The trip from Vienna to Zagreb (Croatia's capital) was fantastic. Somewhat over excited by the idea of a restaurant car, a compartment to ourselves and the fabulously cheap cost of the trip we spent a lot of time waxing lyrical about the joy of train travel, unfortunately Austri ... read more

Europe » Croatia

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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 feder... ... read more