On Day 3 we drove the rental car to Split and dropped it off. Rental car services are very different in Croatia. We just dropped the car off where we could and called up the owner and he had a friend come pick it up. Easy peasy.
In Split we visited Diocletian's palace (Roman Emperor from 284 to 305). He established the largest and most bureaucratic government in the history of the empire. He also lead the last, largest, and bloodiest official persecution of Christianity. All this information however was not found there at the site of the palace. In fact, the place is extremely beautiful but it is not well exhibited or explained. This is partly because they have so many visitors from all over they have to at least present the information in Croatian, Italian, German, and English.
We heard wonderful Klappa singers....
... and ate wonderful octopus salad, caprese salad, and proscuitto. Yum! And then explored the town a bit more.
Then we were off for our ferry to Hvar. It was extremely hot and crowded and there were too many people who hadn't showered on the thing. So, a bit of a headache. When we arrived in Hvar and got off the ferry we were immediately hounded by over 20 sobe owners who needed a last minute place to sleep. "Ne hvala" was our motto, meaning "no thanks".
When we arrived to our sobe, Anna was there to greet us. She loved that Pete was Croatian and told us all the local things to do. We fell in love witht the beach that she described- The Hula, Hula Beach. There were large padded chairs, a full bar and restaurant near by, beautiful sites, and beautiful people. Most Croatian beaches did not have sand though but painful pebbles but the beauty was worth it.
We stopped by a grocery store for supplies and then we nibbled as we watched the sunset from our sobe. Then we dined at a local restaurant for pizza and tried local liquor. I fell in love with Kruskovac, pear liquor, it tasted like banana laffy taffy. Pete tried Travarica, herb liquor, he didn't like it as well. Then we walked into town and had ice cream and saw the sites.
WE LOVE HVAR!
In Split we visited Diocletian's palace (Roman Emperor from 284 to 305). He established the largest and most bureaucratic government in the history of the empire. He also lead the last, largest, and bloodiest official persecution of Christianity. All this information however was not found there at the site of the palace. In fact, the place is extremely beautiful but it is not well exhibited or explained. This is partly because they have so many visitors from all over they have to at least present the information in Croatian, Italian, German, and English.
We heard wonderful Klappa singers....
... and ate wonderful octopus salad, caprese salad, and proscuitto. Yum! And then explored the town a bit more.
Then we were off for our ferry to Hvar. It was extremely hot and crowded and there were too many people who hadn't showered on the thing. So, a bit of a headache. When we arrived in Hvar and got off the ferry we were immediately hounded by over 20 sobe owners who needed a last minute place to sleep. "Ne hvala" was our motto, meaning "no thanks".
When we arrived to our sobe, Anna was there to greet us. She loved that Pete was Croatian and told us all the local things to do. We fell in love witht the beach that she described- The Hula, Hula Beach. There were large padded chairs, a full bar and restaurant near by, beautiful sites, and beautiful people. Most Croatian beaches did not have sand though but painful pebbles but the beauty was worth it.
We stopped by a grocery store for supplies and then we nibbled as we watched the sunset from our sobe. Then we dined at a local restaurant for pizza and tried local liquor. I fell in love with Kruskovac, pear liquor, it tasted like banana laffy taffy. Pete tried Travarica, herb liquor, he didn't like it as well. Then we walked into town and had ice cream and saw the sites.
WE LOVE HVAR!
Oh my gosh those singers are like the Croatian Acafellas!
ReplyDeleteAgain, beautiful pictures. Is that Pete lying on the beach behind the Hula Hula sign?
I want to know why your pear liquor tasted like bananas...
I didn't find out it was pear liquor until the last day. Maybe my taste buds were all out of wack from having a couple glasses of wine right before.
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