I got to spend my long Easter weekend in one of the most unique places–Croatia.  I say unique because not many people known anything about Croatia, let alone visit it.  It lies in on the other side of the Adriatic Sea from Italy.  We went to the town of Split which is located on what is called the Dalmatian Coast. We went with one of the tour groups, so we had to take a bus so it was a long bus ride, about 12 hours.  The view as we drove in would have been beautiful, but it was very rainy.  However, it soon cleared up.  We went to the main market in Split. It had some typical things- clothes, sunglasses, jewelry, and food.  It also had some unique things- baby chicks and duckies!! They were selling them for Easter.  They were so cute!  Then, we walked around to see the beach.  It was a little too chilly to lay out, but we at least got to see it.  We found a random little restaurant and I had a phenomenal chicken with some kind of cream sauce. 

 

Saturday we attempted to walk around and see Split, but it was raining.  We were tired anyways, so we decided to go back to our hostel and take a nap.  Eventually, it stopped raining so we went back to the market.  I have a weakness for jewelry, so I bought a pair of white coral earrings.  That night, we went to Trogir, a little medieval town.  We went to a nice restaurant for dinner.  Croatia is big on seafood since it is on the coast, but I am generally not a seafood eater.  We went home and went to bed early since we were going white water rafting the next day!

Sunday we celebrated Easter by white water rafting.  On our busride there, the leader let us play a traditional Croatian Easter game.  Everyone picks out a hard-boiled egg.  Then, you go around and smack your egg on someone elses.  Whoever has the strongest egg wins.  We drove around some of the prettiest clifts and ocean areas I have ever seen.  WE finally made it to the rafting site.  They picked out wet suits for us- it was definitely a struggle getting them on.  It was kinda hard to get the hang of the rowing movement at first, but it gets easier the longer you do it.  Our leaders name was Marco, he was Croatian and has been a white water rafting instructor for four years.  Rafting is a lot of fun, but a lot of hard work!!  My arms were sore the next day, that’s for sure. 

Monday, we departed for Florence but stopped at Krka National Park on the way home.  It is a very famous national park and is often mention on things like “The Top 10 Things to See Before You Die.”  And now, I know why.  There are tons of wateralls there and they are beautiful!!

Overall, It was a relaxing trip.  Croatia is definitely a cool place. I would love to go back especially when the weather is better.

Location: Split, Croatia