A lot of bus travel today. We left Opatija about 815 am and drove down to Zadar. With stops, it took about four hours and I'll have to admit that I slept on the bus.
Zadar is the oldest continuously inhabited city in Croatia, known for its Roman and Venetian artifacts. It's also a port town, which I only saw through the bus windows as we left. Our tour began walking along the "peninsula" of the Old Town.
This was one of our first sights--the boat is ferrying people across the inlet from the Old Town to the residential areas.
This circular monument is the Greeting to the Sun. It absorbs light during the day and at night gives off a light show.
This is the sound of the Sea Organ. It is really cool.
Along the Waterfront
Roman artifacts near the Forum
Roman Forum with Church of St. Donatus on the left and the Cathedral of St. Anastasia to the right.
Fe and a Roman Column
We can't get over how there are Roman artifacts everywhere.
Fe outside St. Anastasia Cathedral.
Cathedral's side altar.
Statue of Petar Zoranić, Croatian writer and poet.
Stone Gate in the city wall
Of course, it wasn't just walking around snapping pictures of Roman ruins, Venetian fortifications, and Catholic churches. We had coffee at a nice little place, got some gelato, and a burek, a pastry with (in our case) cheese filling. No pictures of these, since I'm not at my best while stuffing my face.
We met up with the group and then got on the bus for our next stop, Split. This trip was 156 km (97 mi) and again, I slept. I seem to have become a fan of naps.
The final activity today was a dinner (covered by Gate 1) in a restaurant near our Split hotel. I chose the seafood menu.
Octopus salad. I surprised Fe (and myself) by eating it all.
Sea Bass Fillet
Live entertainment
So this dinner was really good, but it was later than I am used to eating and I had some trouble sleeping. Better learn the European way.
Tomorrow we leave for Dubrovnik.
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