Some pictures!
of Croatia!
22.06.2007
The above is the old town part of Dubrovnik, Croatia. Dubrovnik is probably my equal first favourite place that we've visited, along with Cordoba and/or Granada.
The wonderful roof tiling that adorns every building within, and around, the old town of Dubrovnik. Dubrovnik is a good case-in-point of Europe as a hole. A beautiful commericial old town, surrounded by a ring of similarly nice things, surrounded by a growing sprawl of bland suburbs and apartment blocks. With Dubrovnik though you need never see these!
The view over the old town from the seaside city walls. You can see the walls that surround the old town.
The place where we swam in the sea! This is a small island a few hundred metres off Dubrovnik, the water is wonderfully clear, like in Western Australia. There are no beaches as such, just rocks that you have to wade in from, which is quite frightening, especially if you're like us and didn't bring your wading shoes!
The coast of Croatia, heading north from Dubrovnik towards the island of Hvar. The entire coast is breathtakingly beautiful.
More coast! A little island with a little lighthouse.
The small town of Hvar. You can see the entire town in half a day, but you inevitably want to stay for a week or two. This is the view from the fortress which sits atop the hill.
A typical street in Hvar. You can see the fortress in the background. While cars don't drive on these streets, the occasional scooter will attempt to run you down.
View of Croatian forests and such from our train! The forests of Croatia are so beautiful that I might be tempted to say they are more beautiful than the forests of California!
Zagreb railway station. Zagreb is the capital of Croatia. We saw about 4 city blocks of it.
And a bit more of Zagreb. It has trams.
Posted by xkristianx 04:57
it looks gorgeous... and unless we win the lottery sometime soon, we may not be joining you.... we bought an apartment!
xxx miss you both horribly!
22.06.2007 by marlaina