The Bus Ride that Wouldn't End
On a bright Saturday morning at 4:40, I woke up to have a shower, get something to eat and head out on a bus to the Croatian Coast. The trip was organized by the Americans, so we had a decent bus and a bus driver who didn't think he was in Night Rider.
I think that Bus manufacturers somehow think midgets are more prevalent than they really are. I don't know how I would be an abnormal height, at just over six feet. Nevertheless, the head rest was digging into my shoulders and my knees were being bruised by the seat in front of me. The worst part of the trip was at the boarder. Lindsey had forgotten her passport at home, so they made her get out and she couldn't come with us. Mustafa, one of the guys connected to the centar was kind enough to accompany her home. We were all pretty sad about it.
Nevertheless, we finally got to Split. This is part of Diocletian's old palace. Diocletian being a former ruler of the Roman Empire, so this palace is old, about 1700 years old. At one point, in the 600s, the people of split hid from invasion inside the palace and converted it into a city. It was a really cool place. Diocletian's mausoleum was converted into a Cathedral which was even more breathtaking. No pictures were allowed, so you'll have to see it for yourself. My Croatian isn't that good, but from what I could gather, they had a copy of the Gospels from the year 600. This sounds incredulous to me, but the text was close to the Greek Euangeleon (Gospel)
This here is a picture of the riviera and one of the harbours. It was quite nice, we had lunch in one of those restaurants. The front of the palace faced this harbour, it must have been nice. The deep sea dock for the flotilla of cruse ships is behind where this picture was taken.
This is the coastline of the town Bashka Voda, which was about 2 hours south of Split. It was a decent place to swim around, rocky though. I really miss Ontario's sandy beaches and freshwater, much less painful. This is basically what Tuchipi (the beach we went to a couple weeks ago) looked like, mountain and everything.
This is the bridge at Mostar, in southern Bosnia - Herzegovina. It was destroyed during the war, but has since been rebuilt. It's quite steep and slippery, but worth the trip. The whole of old town is actually very uncomfortable to walk around, with stone walkways and such. It's really nice though, and it's a happening place at night.
After seeing Mostar, we got back on the bus and headed home. It was a long trip, we got home around 1:30 and we were all exhausted. I'm glad I went, but I was even more glad to get to sleep that night.
I think that Bus manufacturers somehow think midgets are more prevalent than they really are. I don't know how I would be an abnormal height, at just over six feet. Nevertheless, the head rest was digging into my shoulders and my knees were being bruised by the seat in front of me. The worst part of the trip was at the boarder. Lindsey had forgotten her passport at home, so they made her get out and she couldn't come with us. Mustafa, one of the guys connected to the centar was kind enough to accompany her home. We were all pretty sad about it.
Nevertheless, we finally got to Split. This is part of Diocletian's old palace. Diocletian being a former ruler of the Roman Empire, so this palace is old, about 1700 years old. At one point, in the 600s, the people of split hid from invasion inside the palace and converted it into a city. It was a really cool place. Diocletian's mausoleum was converted into a Cathedral which was even more breathtaking. No pictures were allowed, so you'll have to see it for yourself. My Croatian isn't that good, but from what I could gather, they had a copy of the Gospels from the year 600. This sounds incredulous to me, but the text was close to the Greek Euangeleon (Gospel)
This here is a picture of the riviera and one of the harbours. It was quite nice, we had lunch in one of those restaurants. The front of the palace faced this harbour, it must have been nice. The deep sea dock for the flotilla of cruse ships is behind where this picture was taken.
This is the coastline of the town Bashka Voda, which was about 2 hours south of Split. It was a decent place to swim around, rocky though. I really miss Ontario's sandy beaches and freshwater, much less painful. This is basically what Tuchipi (the beach we went to a couple weeks ago) looked like, mountain and everything.
This is the bridge at Mostar, in southern Bosnia - Herzegovina. It was destroyed during the war, but has since been rebuilt. It's quite steep and slippery, but worth the trip. The whole of old town is actually very uncomfortable to walk around, with stone walkways and such. It's really nice though, and it's a happening place at night.After seeing Mostar, we got back on the bus and headed home. It was a long trip, we got home around 1:30 and we were all exhausted. I'm glad I went, but I was even more glad to get to sleep that night.
posted by J Michael Little at
10:23 a.m.
4 Comments:
Wow, it sounds like a really good time!! I feel super bad for Lindsey though, that she had to miss it. :( When I was in the hospital in Germany, I missed seeing the castle that the Disney castle was created after... so my friends all pitched in and bought me one of the souvenir gift books about the castle (which was kinda cool, because they weren't allowed to take pictures, so I was the only one who got a "memory" of it haha) It was super sweet of them though! :)
Have a fantastic day!! :)
Heather xox
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Anonymous, at 4:32 p.m.
Wow, it sounds like a really good time!! I feel super bad for Lindsey though, that she had to miss it. :( When I was in the hospital in Germany, I missed seeing the castle that the Disney castle was created after... so my friends all pitched in and bought me one of the souvenir gift books about the castle (which was kinda cool, because they weren't allowed to take pictures, so I was the only one who got a "memory" of it haha) It was super sweet of them though! :)
Have a fantastic day!! :)
Heather xox
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Anonymous, at 4:32 p.m.
Wow, sounds just beautiful. Here in Alberta you can enjoy the prairies or the rockies; but not culture and heritage like that town and church! You must be having a fantastic time-I have been fighting homesickness lately; I booked an earlier flight now I'm headed back on the 28th of August. We will see you real soon! Have fun traveling to Berlin and Paris with Allen :) You'll be telling us lots of stories when we come back! Whee!!
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Anonymous, at 4:13 p.m.
I enjoyed your pictures of the Dalmatian coast and the castle (temple?) in Split. I used to look at that picture in my art history textbook, a Roman outpost, and of course much older than that. I went to Montreal myself for a few days, to listen to jazz with some friends who live there. I found the old parts of the city and in Montreal, that is 'old'. It feels like Europe. My friend, who is Jewish, introduced me to Schwartz's smoked meat sandwiches, a hole in the wall restaurant that is so famous that there is a lineup outside at any time, of tourists and locals. I also enjoyed seeing what your work day looks like, and the kids. If I don't write again before you return - I havent checked your calender - give Paris a hug for me when you are there!
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