• Gabrielle IngramVienna & CroatiaTraveler
    Going up at the beginning of our walk
    Cats outside the zooOur first viewing platform at the park looking back over SplitView from the ridge running through the parkThis was always going to be a battleOn the trailThe hill we walked the ridge of todayAnother cat on a very interesting stone wallBurek for lunchThis is the replica of where Kate patted the cat yesterday was located 😄A bronze replica of Split old townCoffee in the square, Craig and Hannah1I can't imagine being an electrician is fun in these placesCuttlefish and squid ink risottoGrilled sea breamDinner at Fife Restaurant

    Marjan Forest Park

    December 9, 2023 in Croatia ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C

    This morning we set off for a walk up the middle and peak of Marjan Forest Park which occupies the peninsula overlooking Split with views out over the islands of the Adriatic Sea and the mainland. Today we nearly broke the 20,000 steps.

    Lunch was another Balkan dish called
    Burek which is a filo pastry layered pie thing. We stumbled across the bakery it happened to be selling them, so we tried them out.

    On the way home, we scouted out how to navigate where we need to go for the car ferry across to an island next week. We then stopped for a coffee in a beautiful square before restocking at the (now favourite) supermarket.

    Given it was a Saturday night we thought we would join the fray at a local Dalmatian restaurant. There was only one other customer. Seafood is big in this region as you'd naturally expect. I had a local dish of cuttlefish and squid ink risotto. Craig had grilled sea bream. Delicious.    Read more