Today we traveled from Dubrovnik to Plitvice, via Zadar. Our original plans were to arrive at our campsite in Plitvice around 5pm and have dinner with our group. However, because Alan is such an amazing tour guide and knows there isn't much to do in camp for two nights (regarding food and entertainment options) he arranged for us stop off in a little town called Zadar for about 4 hours allowing us to shop, see sights, and pick up an early dinner in town before heading to our campsite accommodations.
I must say, Zadar was really quite lovely. Amanda and I even found a place there to exchange our Croatian Dinars that we had been desperately trying to get rid of for several countries!! Seriously, we must have tried in 15 different banks and exchange bureaus over the last few days so accomplishing this was a major plus! :) We also found a really amazing local place to have dinner and ended up spending the rest of the afternoon popping in and out of various shops and taking in what Zadar had to offer. One of the coolest things about Zadar was the Sea Organ. Right along the beach where the waves hit met the sidewalk, there were little holes that played beautiful tunes. I can only assume there are pipes below that push the air from the waves through the holes making the music, but I'm not entirely sure. Zadar is also well known for it's disco tech floor, which is a floor that lights up at night when you step on it. Apparently, there is always some sort of live music being played there at night and it is supposed to be pretty cool. I took a picture of it but obviously it would have been better if it had been at night time!
This is the Sea Organ... Can you see the holes in the sidewalk?
Here is the picture of me on the disco tech floor. I wish we had seen it at night!
Can you see the mountains in the background? It was neat to be facing the sea and mountains at the same time!
Zadar was our last chance to be alongside the Mediterranean on this trip. :( From this point forward we are going to be visiting land locked cities which is exciting and sad all at the same time. Being along the coast has been so wonderfully relaxing but I am also really looking forward to all the upcoming cities so I guess it isn't too bad!
Sunday 7/26 -
Our campsite in Plitvice is only about 15 minutes from the lakes and for once on this trip we got to sleep in! Yay! Too bad Amanda and I both woke up early because our bodies are obviously programmed to our routine 6 or 7am start times! Anyway, we met our group this morning at 10am to leave for our day inside Plitvicka Jezera Nacionalni Park, which is Plitvice Lakes National Park in English. The lakes and the park were stunning! Croatia as a whole has been an amazing country with such a variety of beautiful sights but Plitvice Lakes is by far the most impressive. We spent roughly 5 hours hiking through the lakes today. There really isn't much to say about it and honestly pictures can not do it justice but today's experience was so wonderful. I thoroughly enjoyed being outside and taking in all the sights. I think I said this before, but this part of Croatia somewhat reminds of Switzerland with it's overwhelming natural beauty. Actually, the cities on the coast are very similar to Greece so it's almost as if Croatia encompasses my favorite parts of Switzerland and Greece which is why I think Iove it so much. Here are some of my favorite pictures from being inside the park!
I know there are a ton of pictures but honestly they only scrape the surface of the pictures that I took today and I found it extremely difficult to narrow them down to just those few. All in all, I have enjoyed my time in Croatia immensely and once again I am sad to leave and wish I could stay longer but I am looking forward to the next stop which is Budapest. There are only 13 more days left on tour! I can't believe it!
Love,
Lindsay
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Location:Zadar and Plitvice, Croatia
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