At the Zagreb Airport - that's Zračna Luka
to you, not Aerodrome
Robert waiting for our flight
At the Zadar airport - feature of
Croatian airports is lack of jetways to
planes, one must walk on the tarmac
At the Villa Valentina in Zadar - very
nice accommodations
Zadar lies on the Adriatic coast in northern Dalmatia. Zadar is the fifth largest city in Croatia (~72,000 inhabitants) and is located on a peninsula 4 km long and 500 meters wide, which separates the harbor from the waters of Zadar Channel. Old Town is located at the northwest end of the peninsula, the new urban districts (called Voštarinica and Brodarica) occupy the northeast coast, which is called Borik.
Typical city bird - the European
Blackbird (photo by Noisy Neighbor
@ Flickr)
Another common bird - the
Chaffinch (photo by Michael Maggs)
Liza on the riva in Zadar
The Mainland Port (Kopnena Vrata) to
the city
Robert on the riva
The pre-romanesque Church of St Donat
(9th century) and the Cathedral
of St Anastasia (12-13th centuries)
Plaque for the Sea Organ (Morkse
Orgulje) - a series of pipes built into
the sea, with the resulting sounds
reverberating along the waterfront
Robert at the Sea Organ
Sun Salutations - photovoltaic plates
that produce marvelous light effects
after sunset - with a large Jadrolinija
ferry in the background
View from our balcony at the
Villa Valentina
On the road to Plitvička Jezera
(Plitvice Lakes) National Park
I hate these kind of toilets!
Robert at the boat dock
Plitvice Lakes is a series of
terraced lakes with waterfalls
everywhere...
Very nice system of boardwalks
over the water
And the water was crystal clear
Together at a waterfall
Beautiful lake
And another lake
Again, water everywhere!
Trees (cherry and walnut)
were in bloom everywhere
Back in Zadar, at the restaurant
Foša - view from our table
Robert checking out the menu
Liza checking out the wine
(malvacija and plavac mali)
Port Foša nicely lit at night
located where the Krka river flows
into the Adriatic...
It was mentioned for the first time under its present name in 1066 in a Charter of the Croatian King Petar Krešimir IV and, for a period of time, it was a seat of this Croatian King. For that reason, Šibenik is also called "Krešimirov grad" (Krešimir's city). It is the oldest native Croatian town on the eastern shores of the Adriatic.
Overview of Šibenik
In the distance the bridge over the
Krka river
Robert on the riva in Šibenik
St James Cathedral
aka Cathedral Sveti Jakov, a
UNESCO World Heritage site
No photos were allowed inside
but some are available at the link
above
St James Cathedral
Close-up of cathedral detail
The cathedral dates to the
15th century and was built with
stone from the island of Brač
Nice to have gelato so close
to church!
Robert was amused to see "Cancellara"
(a great cyclist) and "Criminalium" on
the same sign
Liza outside the cathedral
Robert at the Fortress of
St Michael (Tvrđava Sv. Mihovila) -
one of four fortresses in the town
Info on the fortress
Lunch stop!
Back in Zadar ... it was a short walk from
Villa Valentina to the beach, where we
could enjoy some Karlovačko (most
excellent Croatian beer)