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Europe » Croatia » Dalmatia » Korcula May 10th 2006

Last night there was a heavy thunderstorm in Korcula island, so heavy that the rain started to seep through the cracks in the wall near the window of our room, and we had to call in the sobe owner. She quickly used some rags and towels to keep the rain from seeping through, that showed how heavy the rain was. This morning we woke up late at 9 plus and took the 10.15 bus to Vela Luka, 1 hr away. Turned out to be a disappointing day-trip. There was nothing much to see, we ended up spending our time sipping coffee in a cafe, while waiting for the bus back at 13.40. So far we have spent 6-7 days in Croatia. A little of my own observation about the national psyche of the Croatians. Croatians are ... read more
Small port town of Vela Luka
Small boat named "Anthonio"
See the rags covering the cracks near the window

Europe » Croatia » Dalmatia » Korcula May 9th 2006

Hi there We are in not so sunny Korcula now, after having taken a Jadronilijia ferry from Split which takes us 5 hr 45 min. Upon alighting from the ferry, we were stopped by a middle-aged woman who offered her sobe for 100 Kn per person (SGD 28). She said it is a mere 3 min walk from the harbour, but has neither photos to show us the room/facilities nor a map to indicate the location of her house. After the "experience " in Split, where we have to carry our heavy backpack for 15 min instead of the 7-8 min distance that was mentioned, we were abit wary but decided to follow her cos she looked ok. This is the 2nd time we've been convinced by a local offering their sobe.... both times are women ... read more
Small harbour in Korcula
Beautiful fortress
Steps leading to old castle

Europe » Croatia » Dalmatia » Split May 8th 2006

Today is our 2nd day in Split. Yesterday as i said, was a BIG christian festival here in Split. Apparently it is a festival to celebrate the birth of the Protector of the Town. Tens of thousands of people were in Split even up til 9pm (which is a rare sight), and there were little stalls selling food and handicraft. We took lots of photos of the people and the ruins of the Diocletian Palace (UNESCO world heritage site). The palace with its little alleys, is quite beautiful and its like a labryrinth. This morning we took a half-hour bus to nearby Trogir. Trogir is another UNESCO world-heritage site. Trogir is smaller version of Split, and much less touristy. Things there were cheaper too. I am using up my 20 min of internet time at the ... read more

Europe » Croatia » Dalmatia » Split May 7th 2006

We are in Split now, took the 8 hour night train and arrived here early in the morning at 7am. Apparently there is a very big christian festival here so hoards of people are in Split celebrating the festival. Tomorow we will be heading for Trogir, and the day after, we will be leaving SPlit for Korcula Island, and then to Dubrovnik, our last stop in Croatia. We have plans to visit Mostar (herzegovnia) on a day-trip from Dubrovnik if the visa fee is not exorbitant.....heard that is a beautiful but war-torn place.... read more
Cant wait for the procession to start
Croatian girls in traditional costume
Priests arriving, pls be solemn

Europe » Croatia » Dalmatia » Dubrovnik May 3rd 2006

Ploce is on the Dalmation Coast, we arrived late at night and woke in the morning to beautiful blue skies. We walked around Ploce, up onto a mountain looking down onto the town and then back towards one of the lakes that flow into the bay. It was a pleasant stop away from the tourist trail. We took the bus to Dubrovnik and the Dalmatian Coast is certainly spectacular with rocky mountains, emerald green water and white houses with red terracotta roofs. We stayed in the old town of Dubrovnik which was just awesome, narrow steep streets, marble paving and surrounded by thick fortress walls. We walked around and outside the old town until dark, it was just as stunning during sunset and into the night. The next day we walked (and walked) around the newer ... read more

Europe » Croatia » Dalmatia » Dubrovnik April 12th 2006

Once we got to dubrovnik i said my goodbyes to the girls and went to a hostel.. where i bumped into an aussie couple i met in split after checkin in and chuckin me bags down i went out and had a few beers with them and some other people from hostel.. i didnt really like the Hostel got no sleep there and they didnt even know if there would be room for me the next night so i left and went and found an apartment.. once i got to the apartments i dropped my stuff off and went for a walk to the old town.. the old town was shelled durin the recent war and so all the roofs were re-tiled so they look new.. once wonderin around the old town and takin pictures for ... read more
from the side
On the castle walls
On more of the castle walls

Europe » Croatia » Dalmatia » Hvar April 10th 2006

Once we arrived in Hvar we were approached by the old ladies straight away.. wen managed to talk one of them down to about the equivalent to 10 euros each for an nice apartment... the old lady takin us there was priddy funny she would stop at certain points on the way there and say to us "from this step.....5 minutes" ........"from this step 2 minutes", so informative.. after chuckin our bags down etc we went out got some pizza and had a bit of a wonder around lookin at the town.. then we went to a few bars.. the night life wasnt that lively because it was still in low season so everythin closed up priddy early.. so after a few drinks the night was over.. the next day Easter Sunday we found out wat ... read more
palm trees and boats
Another Castle
hvar town

Europe » Croatia » Dalmatia » Split April 8th 2006

took the bus from Zagreb to Split. got to split in the evening around 7 or somthin and went to find the hostel.. which woulda been a lot easier if the map in the lonely planet was wrong after walkin around for a while i asked a croation lady if she new where this street was.. in lonely planet it is one of the main streets on the maps but it was nothin but a little side street, the croation lady took me to the street but the hostel was either closed or no one was answering... with no idea wat i was doin i went back to the bus station to see if anyone else was hangin around.. there was the usual apartment people but i didnt want an apartment or private room.. so i ... read more
View of rooftops
more roof
scared of hights

Europe » Croatia » Dalmatia » Dubrovnik March 31st 2006

Or in other words Croatia and that's where I am at the moment. On Tuesday I took the train to Zagreb with the idea of catching the onward connection to Split, but the train was late so I had a 4 hour stop over in Zagreb. Of course I used this to wander through the city... There are loads of museums, but since I am poor and didn't have much time I didn't go in any of them. It also has a quaint old centre. Next I got the train to Split and arrived there quite late but there was somebody waiting at the station offering me a room. And since it wasn't expensive I agreed. The guy was training for the European championships swimming, so he swam 14 km's a day... Just the thought of ... read more
Zagreb
Zagreb
Split

Europe » Croatia » Dalmatia » Dubrovnik March 31st 2006

this blog says that i am in croatia but i am not actually in croatia right now. i was a couple of weekends ago and its taken me this long to write this. some friends and i took a last minute trip to croatia over last weekend, spending a day in zagreb, taking an overnight bus to dubrovnik, staying one night there, taking the overnight bus back to zagreb and flying back to istanbul sunday evening. it was a quick whirlwind trip with a lot of bus time (thankfully overnight) and as much sightseeing as possible squeezed into a short amount of time. we left istanbul thursday afternoon and arrived at zagreb international around 4 in the afternoon. zagreb international is about the smallest international airport i have ever seen, with the possible exception of harare, ... read more
zagreb
cathedral
cathedral 2




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