Last days in Croatia

We had a very short time in Split as it was more of a transit point for us before we left for Prague. Although we were there for a short time, it was a pleasant little place. Almost all the action is again in the City Walls or Diocletian Palace. It is filled with restaurants, shops and of course a lot of travel agencies. 

We stayed at an apartment within the walls. Although very basis with no frills, it was in a great location amongst the Palace and we were walking distance for where we needed to go. The owner was a younger guy, Baldo, who was super friendly and helpful! Baldo recommended that we dine outside the city walls and we are glad that we did. Split apparently has some nice beaches and a beautiful waterfall close by that some other American tourists told us to see on our catamaran ride in from Hvar but we didn't have enough time. 

The Main Street along the water was a lively place in the evening with lots of patios, food vendors, etc. We ate a "fishermans plate" at another   "Konoba" or Croatian kitchen but Adam and I are obviously all fished out and need some Indian/Thai food to restimulate our palates! We stumbled upon a Bosnian sandwich place that was really yummy and worth the long line up!

Unfortunately we didn't do much shopping in Croatia although they do have some of the typical international stores like Zara etc. I imagine Zagreb, the capital city, would be a better place for that! 

Overall, I enjoyed Croatia quite a bit but Dubrovnik is by far the highlight! Friendly people and great weather (too hot at this time of the year) to top it off! It was a refreshing change to not be bombarded with American chains although you really didn't know if you were going to find a good coffee or not which is an important thing for Adam - no Starbucks, KFC, etc. There is only 1 McDonalds in all 3 places we went to and that was in Split.