Blogs from Croatia, Europe - page 19

Day 15 and we continue northwards . Tonight will be our last night in Croatia. Let's get the weather out of the way. It is marginally warmer but nothing to write home about. Not the temperatures we were looking for when we planned the holiday. We are parked up on a campsite on the banks of the River Mur. The train line to Zagreb runs the other side of the river and within an hour we could be sightseeing in Zagreb. We are not keen as we are not in the mood for cities. Duga Resa is a small town and we are just outside the town. If you ever find yourself looking for Camping Slapic then do not trust your Sat Nav. Follow the signs on the motorway that suggest you turn off earlier than ... read more

Vacation time! Where shall we go this time? Let us visit the beautiful coast of Croatia – Dalmatia! I prepared a brief plan containing everything from the links, where we could sleep, eat, what to visit… The main cause of planning is to calculate all the costs to see if we can afford a trip and especially to find the best opportunities for sightseeing. The plan is not intended to be followed up strictly and as a sheep follow my instructions. It's designed to know that for 1st of November, the boat on Korcula does not drive as often as we need it, but that the amusement park is already closing the first weekend of our journey and that we cannot stop back from the trip and that the tickets to visit Krka National Park are ... read more

Je näher wir der Adria kommen umso mehr klart der Himmel auf und nach einer regennassen Fahrt durch Slowenien und über die Grenze nach Kroatien können wir unser Glück kaum fassen, als wir gegen Mittag bei blauem Himmel und 15 Grad in Pula ankommen und vom in der Sonne glitzernden Mittelmeer begrüßt werden. Der Campingplatz auf einer Halbinsel im Süden der Stadt ist nahezu leer und da er eigentlich über 250 Stellplätze verfügt, bedeutet das für uns Platz ohne Ende. Wie es hier allerdings in der Hauptsaison zugehen mag, wollen wir lieber nicht wissen. Unter Pinien an einem kleinen Hang gelegen mit Blick durch die Bäume aufs Wasser beziehen wir unseren Stellplatz und das Urlaubsgefühl setzt spätestens ein, als wir die Liegestühle in die Sonne stellen. Einen Kaffee in der Hand, die Sonnenbrille auf der Nase ... read more

The ferry ride was great . A large catamaran and good visibility is a great combination. Sometimes we were on the open sea, the Adriatic , others we were sailing between islands. I can not lie , a slept at least an hour. I think I shortchanged Dubrovnik. I think it is one of the largest walled cities I have ever been in . Day three we had gone over to Lokrun Island and from the water I realized what a lovely city it was. There are lots of levels and stairs to climb and it is tiring walking about but it is worth the effort .Fortunately we were able to aŕive each day @9 am before the masses from the cruise ships arrived. It is a busy , and expensive place , with hordes visiting ... read more

What makes the perfect day? Sometimes you come across a place that you feel comes close to being perfect. . You have a picture of the perfect day in your mind. The sun shining down on the white stone buildings with their orange roofs. A fishpond. A jumble of medieval streets . Houses three or four stories high cutting out the sun and giving the place a Ghettoesque feeling . Is there such a word as Ghettoesque? I don't use it as an insult - it is just a feeling of closeness . A feeling of being hemmed in much as the Jews were in Venice. An old church with its doors locked. A panel with a carving of Pope John Paul II . A fishpond. A shedload of cafes and restaurants and the perfect cappucino ... read more