Plitvice I -- lower lakes

The Plitvice lakes national park is described by the guidebook as being as if Croatia had put all of its waterfalls in just one place. It seems a reasonable summary. It is spectacular with numerous lakes and even more waterfalls. New to us is the prominance of tufa, which has created the barriers between the lakes over which the water falls, in turn building more tufa. Tufa (en français 'tuf calcaire') is a calcium carbonate deposit which crystallizes out of the water, stimulated by moss and other plants, when in contact with air.

The park is very popular, not to mention expensive: it costs as much for the day as our room for 2 nights; admittedly, there is more to see ;-) and it is a UNESCO world heritage site....Read more