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Split and the Dalmatian Coast

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March 31st 2010
I'm about an hour into my train ride to Split. As I look to the west (at least what I assume to be as I sit facing the back of the train) I can see a rainbow. As I lay awake last night I could hear raindrops falling onto the tin roof overhead. Puddles lay in the streets of Zagreb as I made my way to Glavni Kolvodor (Central train station). I purchased my ticket for 189 kuna (~$35) and bought mysel ... read more

Europe » Croatia » Dalmatia » Split

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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