Friday, September 3, 2010

Summer Vacation - Day 9 (Split, Croatia)

Beautiful sunset from the cruise ship. It was the end of a perfect day as we departed Venice on our way down the Dalmatian coast.

Jamie had to pose with this picture of "So you Think You Can Dance" contestants.

As most of you know there are photographers all over the ship taking pictures of you. Graig just couldn't resist this shot at dinner one night. Then the whole table got into it. I don't think the photographers thought it was funny.


We awoke the next morning to find ourselves in Split, Croatia, the picturesque ancient Roman resort of Diocletian. It was a beautiful, clear morning leading to an afternoon with temperatures in the mid-90s. That was great because the girls wanted a summer climate for this vacation.
The following are some sights in Split, Croatia.





The port of Split, Croatia.
In an alley at Diocletian's palace.








The remains of Diocletian's palace.







This is the beach we walked to after walking around the town of Split. It is hard to see, but in the water they had soccer goals set up and several older gentlemen were playing water soccer. It was fun to watch, what at first we thought was a friendly game of water soccer, but when the first team scored their goal, we very quickly realized that they took it very seriously....in their speedos I might add........older men....some really old in stretched out speedos.

The water was very salty and it stung our skin.

















Split Croatia where we swam in the Adriatic Sea.

1 comment:

harmerhouse said...

Fun to read about your trip. some of the places look very fimiliar.
I have been thinking about last September's trip the last few days. I am having lobster cravings. Darn! Wish we had been with you. It looks so fun.