Blogs from Croatia, Europe - page 162

Geo: 43.5127, 16.4424It was a quiet day on board today. I think most people were feeling a bit sad about our sailing trip coming to an end. We set sail this morning towards Split and enjoyed our last view of the mountainous mainland. By mid afternoon we had arrived back at the harbour. I'm sure the town was full of people who were excited to be boarding the boat tomorrow, like myself the week before. We wandered around town for one more look around. For dinner we got a snack and then headed back to the boat to get ready for our last night out. Shona and I were the only ones keen to leave the boat, so we did. After a couple of hours we went back to the boat, wondering where the others were. ... read more

Like the plethora of Croatian alleycats slumped across scorching stones, we are drunk on sunshine. Barely able to manage simple daily tasks, we stumble between the Supermercato and the beach, before crashing, like the cats, for hours, with the sparkling ocean horizon working hard to prop open our heavy eyelids. After 2 weeks travelling all corners of Croatia, we feel we have done the country justice. We've graced nearly every beach, admired clifftop fortresses guarding precious harbours, and joined the oceanside fashionistas by purchasing a couple of sexy fluoro li-lo's... best $2 ever spent. After a false start involving some dead-end Adriatic towns, on a fateful whim we discovered the magical island of Losinj (pronounced "Losheeny"). A quaint harbour village far from the tourist hoards of Dalmatia, Veli Losinj saw us feasting on freshly caught grilled ... read more

Geo: 43.17, 16.44We had been warned that here there are very rich people. Their yachts made us go 'wow'. ... read more

Groeten uit de hoofdstad van Kroatië, Zagreb! Veel mooiere stad dan Belgrado, heel veel groen, grote delen van het centrum zijn voetgangersgebied, efficiënte trams overal. Prima! Na de vorige blog-entry lekker gegeten, een soort pittige gehaktballetjes. Gisterochtend naar de trein, rechtstreekse trein Belgrado - Zargreb - Ljubljana - Zurich, maar zo ver ga ik niet. Na 3 uur erg langzaam rijden zijn we bij de grens, Servische controle, stukje verder rijden de grens over, Kroatische controle, en daarna nog 4 uur snel rijden, ben ik in Zagreb! Stuk moderner allemaal, nette stad, en ik heb een hotel tegenover het station, lekker makkelijk. 's Avonds uitgebreid gegeten, een schotel met allerlei gebarbecuede dingen, karbonaadje, kipfilet, rolletjes met spek eromheen. Daar was ik wel aan toe :) Vanochtend eerst de terugreis geregeld, de trein naar München. Ik kan ... read more

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