Small port town of Vela Luka

Korcula - sunny and wet

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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. ... read more

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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