Still in the low 20'sC but we have experienced our first day with some wind in Croatia. Spent some time in the market and then a couple of hours in Diocletian's Palace. In fact it is much more than a palace, it is pretty much a town in itself. You could very easily get lost in its myriad of passageways and features. At this stage we have avoided much of it's historical significance because we will be back in 10 days on our cruise with a guided tour.
The Palace was jumping this morning - 3 cruise liners and many, many walking tours. Within its boundaries are 36 places of cultural significance, 7 hotels, more apartments than you could count, 45+ restaurants and 100+ shops.
Windy and choppy at the beach so we walked away from the centre - more beaches, more marinas and more restaurants. Dinner at Konoba Marjan - number 3 restaurant based on TripAdvisor reviews. Very good food and service, but value for money, hard to beat our own Villa Dianna. With some drizzling rain walked back through the Palace - hard to believe it was the throbbing heart we saw on Friday night and this morning.
Split is most interesting because of its palace and frenetic port activity. Appears to have very good public transport, but street infrastructure is fairly dilapidated in some spots. I even saw some wiring run down on the inside of a downpipe!!!
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