We have been looking forward to getting back to the beach and the great weather that usually comes a long with it for quite some time now and it just so happens that since we don't have visas for the EU and can only stay 90 days out of every 180 we HAD to plan another trip. Since Croatia has always been my favorite country in Europe I thought that there wasn't abetter place to show Drew for 30 days then this beautiful seaside country. Croatia happened to join the EU while we were there but we looked into it and they did not join the Schengen states so we were good to go and will not be getting banned from further travel in the future. After an 11 hour overnight ferry from Italy we finally arrived in Split, Croatia and could not have been happier.
This picture is from the hill called Marjan (the letter J is pronounced like our letter Y) overlooking the city of Split. This is only half way up but we did make it to the top and the views are quite incredible.
our friend from California happened to be in Germany (really not that close) and had a few days to burn and we had a two bedroom apartment so he found a cheap flight and met up with us.
The two of us from same view point.
All of the streets in Split look like this and its very easy to get lost. The old town is all made out of the same white rock and is really pretty (and slippery).
This is what the Adriatic Sea look like. It is clear as can be but as much as I love it I still prefer white sand beaches. See the rocks make the water prettier because there isn't sand to churn and make it muddy but it makes it tough to walk on.
This is a view with all of Split old town in the background and all of the seaside towns in Croatia have mountains behind them.
This is Diocletian's Palace and at night there are restaurants and live music and people gather in this square to enjoy food and drinks.
We walked through these church grounds one day on our way to the rock beach in Croatia and took this picture and then saw some Croatian kids cliff jumping and so we decided to join in.
The jump is between 10 and 11 meters but the water is very deep so there is no chance of hitting the bottom. The most dangerous part is the climb up the cliffs to get out of the water. Or you can choose Drew's option of swimming a few hundred meters out of the water.
The water is as clear as can be.
Drew takes better pictures than I do. This is where you jump from but you cannot tell how high it is.
This is the main promenade in Split along the water.
This is Diocletian's Palace but underneath it. The walkways in Split also go under and above the city.
The same palace and you can see the outside of the city walls in the background.
Is enjoying some live music. The white rock when lit up at night is really pretty.
I do not know why we found this map so cool. It is a metal replica of the entire old town.
Drew is getting quite good at imitating statues.
The night that Croatia joined the EU they threw a party on the promenade. The band was incredible, I was shocked at how good her voice was and she sang everything from Emilíe Sande to the Gypsy Kings. Also of note, a group of elder Indian (from the country of India) were partying like rock stars. It was very amusing to say the least.
This photo is hard to tell but its actually the walkways above the city. Certain streets are closed at night and so sometimes you have to go above the city to go home.
This is over one of our favorite beaches and is the top place to have a wedding in all of Split........
This was our favorite hang out in Split. It is called Ghetto but it was everything but that.
Our friend Ivan we met him and all of his friends and they showed us around Split and Dubrovnik and they showed us all of the local joints that most people would not know about unless they were from the city.
Also of note but not pictured was one of my favorite foods while in Croatia and basically it is a sandwich wrap but instead of a tortilla the bread is made from pizza crust!! I ate my fair share of them and loved every minute of it! Our next few stops we are going island hopping and then meeting my parents back in Split so we will post more photos of their trip when they arrive!!
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