When it comes to taking pictures I like doors, statues, balconies and washing lines, Kim on the other hand likes people pictures so I thought I might share a few of them with you.
This one was taken at the Croatian ferry port at Trpanj .
the picture rather intrigues me, eight men having a beer but none of them in conversation, as if each is lost in his own private thoughts,
What are they thinking I wonder. Any ideas?
Posted in Arts and Crafts, Croatia, Cyclades, Europe, Food, History, Natural Environment, Postcards, Travel, World Heritage
Tagged Croatian Islands, Dalmatia, Dalmatian Coast, Jadrolinija, korcula, Life, Photography, Travel
The Croatian archipelago is the second largest in the Mediterranean after the Greek and there are approximately one thousand two hundred and fifty Croatian islands in the Adriatic stretching all the way down the coast from Istria to Dubrovnik. This compares to about one thousand four hundred Greek Islands but includes quite a lot of islets and reefs so although this sounds a lot only sixty-six are actually inhabited compared with almost four times as many, two hundred and twenty seven, in Greece.
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Tagged Croatian Islands, Dalmatian Coast, Greece, Greek islands, Hvar, Travel
Just north of Ploce we stopped and pulled over to view the Baćinska Lakes, a pearl of unspoiled nature covering twenty square kilometres and consisting of seven lakes with their brackish water forming a turquoise ring surrounding the lush pine clad hills. The lakes are located between the Neretva River Delta, the sea and the surrounding mountains and their names are: Ocusa, Crnisevo, Podgora, Sladinac, Vrvnik and Plitko Jezero. We didn’t stay long and returned to the car and continued towards our intended first destination of Gradac.
In the morning the anticipated improvement in the weather did not materialise and we were greeted again with the lump of cloud sticking to the mountain over the Pelješac canal like a giant zeppelin whilst all around there was blue sky. The cloud cast a giant shadow over the town of Korčula and that was a shame because we had hoped to see the red tiled roofs under blue skies and sunshine but it seemed that it was not to be.
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Tagged Croatia, Croatian Islands, Dalmatia, Dalmatian Coast, Jadrolinija, Orebić, Pelješac, Trpanj
I woke in a negative mood and first checked for stomach cramps and when there were none, and it was obvious that last night I was being a total drama queen, I then strained my ears for the sound of pelting rain on the balcony of the room. But there was good news because I couldn’t hear gushing water or even a gentle pitter-patter or even a solitary drip and when I nervously opened the window blinds I was greeted with a perfect blue sky and uninterrupted views across the Adriatic
. The sun had decided to visit Croatia and I couldn’t wait to get started.
Have Bag, Will Travel 