Split

Early morning to the beach (for one of us) then breakfast on the terrace.

Walked the Riva and then climbed to the top of Marjan Park for the view - managed to find 250 steps to get us there plus a steep path. Into Diocletian's Palace which dates to AD 295 when the then Roman Emperor Diocletian built it as his retirement palace.  It is huge and is the living heart of the city with cathederal, museums, bars, shops, restaurants and of course people.

Feet up for a while before a swim at Bacvice Beach.  Bacvice is a real people's beach with the good, the bad and the ugly, bodywise - we felt comfortably mid-range!!!!!

It was then something of a pilgrimage back to the Palace for dinner at Figa.  This provided opportunity to feel close to our great friends Irene and Paul who had dined there just a few weeks back before heading to France where Paul so sadly and suddenly passed away.

More time then in the alleyways and paths of the Palace which looks stunning at night and is jumping with people.  Back to Hotel Villa Dianna via the Riva.  All of the Split  based small cruising boats were in port because Saturday is passenger changeover day - they were berthed four and five wide.  We crossed our fingers that our boat will not be like some of the "party boats" we saw!!!