Blogs from Omis, Dalmatia, Croatia, Europe

We left Budapest from the Zapadni Kolod train station, Budapest’s newer rail station. Not built in the classical style architecture of the older station we arrived at with its soaring ceilings and sculpted exterior detailing this new station is more contemporary poured concrete and although much newer it is not aging anywhere near as gracefully as its predecessor. It readily shows its age when you enter, but nonetheless it’s functional and although we were an hour early for our departure our train was already at the platform and available for boarding. We had purchased our rail tickets, Budapest to Zagreb, through a travel agency at the rail station and the agent showed us that we would have considerable savings buying a return 1st Class ticket as opposed to a one-way ticket. So we had a 30 ... read more

Today we went white water rafting in the canyon outside of Omis (The city of pirates) The weather was perfect! We were all a little nervouse since none of us had been before. We met our "Captain" whose name we could not prenounce or remember,(but boy was he HOT), at a small agency and hopped into a van with the raft strapped to the roof. The drive up was frightening, one lane winding roads with cars squeezing next to one another on tight cliffs. Cara and Gina were both holding on for dear life. When we got to the starting point on the river, Gina was laughed at for wearing a seat belt. So we squeezed into our life suits, Dad put his on inside out, helmets, and life vests and headed down the river. The ... read more

This is the wedding we saw in Omis. I have had to split the video to get it to stream on the blog. I hope those of you that know Croatia will delight in the tradition of the wedding... I like the singing and the horn blowing...but I'm a noisy person. The group came to the docks and sang songs where the groom's boat was moored. Then the groom turned up in a car, presumably with the best man and sang songs, out of the sky lite. And then the whole group drove down the road, rooster still attached to the flag of Croatia leading a cavalcade of well-wishers of to the wedding.... read more

Making an unexpected day trip from Split today. Omis is a beautiful little coastal town by the Adriatic Sea south of the second biggest city in Croatia, Split. I took a public bus in the morning from Split heading south. I don't know how far I should ride the bus and where I should get off. This day trip is by far the most spontaneous journey I have made. Bought the ticket from the little window not too far from the ferry terminal, I hopped on the bus #60. I sat by a Croatian gentleman who did not speak English, yet, with signed languages and pictured drawings, we managed to communicate and I learned that he is a teacher. I told him where I originally came from and where I was heading. It was quite an ... read more