• Adriatic Roots Tour
    Dennis and friends: Debbie, Barbie, Carolyn, Myj, and Virginia (she cut herself out of the selfie).
    The fish market has no flies due to the nearby sulphur springs.He has a towel to enjoy the springs, but covers his ears because of the noisy fish market.Traditional Klapa singers.The main street in the old city. The stones are worn smooth from centuries of traffic.This square has red buildings of the Venetian era, as well as yellow from the Hapsburg era.Statue of Grgr Ninski, who argued to allow the use if the native Croatian languageEating and drinking is serious business here.Our dinner on Tuesday: fresh from the Adriatic Sea!

    Sights and Sounds of Split

    June 11, 2019 in Croatia ⋅ ☀️ 84 °F

    We arrived in Split in the late afternoon, tired and hot after our long day in Plitvice, Opatija and driving to the coast. But after a refreshing shower, we found the energy to join part of our tour group for a short orientation walk, with stops for gelato (guide Darija's treat) and the laundromat to drop our clothes for washing. The pedestrian old city of Split was very active even on a Monday evening with both locals and tourists shopping, eating, drinking and enjoying the "live entertainment " of people-watching. Dennis enjoyed escorting five women to dinner. Most of our group had pizza, Dennis had pasta, and Myj had a delicious tuna steak. We needed sustenance to restore us after the 19,415 steps, we walked!Read more