The Plitvice Lakes.

The Plivice National Park is one of the 2 most visited places in Croatia. Dubrovnik is the other hotspot. The National Park has a series of lakes, waterfalls and caves and is incredibly beautiful. Our 3 hour walk around some of the lakes was the standout event of our day. A beautiful way to spend the afternoon. It really is an incredible place.

The drive southwards this morning along the coast was very pretty. The little town we stopped at for morning tea was Sinj. The Bura winds can get incredibly fierce in this little town, but not today. Gusts sometimes reach over 200km/hr. Roads get closed. After Sinj we headed inland driving to the Plitvice Lakes. We drove through an area that had very fierce fighting in the early 90's when the Yugoslav army—largely composed of Serbs and controlled by Slobodan Milosevic—invaded Croatia. Bullet holes etc are visible in some houses that remain.

Tonight we are staying in the fairly new and very modern Lyra Hotel which is located in the Plitvice National Park.Read more