Split... a Croatian city with a seafront promenade, that....

... seduced a Roman emperor, who was...

  ... considering retirement from governing the Roman Empire, he shopped around, found no decent rest homes and decided to build his own. And so Split was born. This magnificent walled city palace was built to Diocletian’s exacting standards, and today retains enough original charms to attract visitors by the thousands ....

Diocletian Palace

Diocletian was a Roman emperor from 284 to 305

Local tour guide Linda was fantastic....

...  inside the palace

Split boardwalk

Introducing ....

Party Seto's own private Chauffeur ... Philip

... gets them safely through the countries

... through Trogir on our way to Split

Canadian Olympic Swim Team takes a dip in the Adria

Carmai and Anna are testing the water.... a bit cold first

..... but then the others are joining

Are you sure there are no sharks in here....?
What is the black spot in the back... a flipper??? 

... thanks to the men folks - Danny and Ping are watching the ladies, shark flippers and belongings!!!

Montenegro - Monte Negro - Black Mountain

 



Montenegro is a small Balkan country with rugged mountains, medieval villages and a narrow strip of beaches along its Adriatic coastline. The Bay of Kotor, resembling a fjord, is dotted with coastal churches and fortified towns such as Kotor and Herceg Novi. Durmitor National Park encompasses limestone peaks, glacial lakes, wildlife such as bears and wolves, and 1,300m-deep Tara River Canyon.

Linda: "After crossing the border into Montenegro we met  our local guide.  Passing an real-estate rich town of Peraste, two islands sat in front of the town.  One man-made. - Lady of Rocks by sinking a ship with rocks another one is St George"

In July and August people pour into Kotor and the yachts of the super-rich fill the marina, but this town never gets quite as crowded as some other parts of the coast – this sheltered arm of the bay just isn’t as appealing for swimming. But anyone with a heart for romance, living history and architecture will find Kotor a highlight of their Montenegrin travels.

The churches inside The old town of Kotor

 Danny got pick-pocketed in the church above by a little gypsy  girl....

Happy belated Birthday, Anna ...... It was on 01 July!!!!

Cheers Anna :)

Dubrovnik - Pearl of the Adriatic....

Irish writer George Bernard Shaw wrote: “Those who search for paradise on earth should come and see Dubrovnik”

 Dubrovnik is a city in southern Croatia fronting the Adriatic Sea. It's known for its distinctive Old Town, encircled with massive stone walls completed in the 16th century. Its well-preserved buildings range from baroque St. Blaise Church to Renaissance Sponza Palace and Gothic Rector’s Palace, now a history museum. Paved with limestone, the pedestrianized Stradun (aka Placa) is lined with shops and restaurants.

Liz and Carwai in front of the ancient stone wall in the back

 Linda: "We spent almost 2 1/2 hours waiting to pass the boarder immigration between Bosnia and Croatia.  But afterwards we were rewarded with the beautiful scenery of the coast"

Dubrovnik’s Old Town is completely surrounded by enormous stone walls that date back to the 10th century. Up to 6m (19ft) thick and 2.5m (8ft) high in places, Dubrovnik's Ancient City Walls were built to protect the city and deter would-be invaders.

Kitty in front of the beautiful Dubrovnik skyline

Inside the old town of Dubrovnik with our local guide Ping



 

A Pilgrimage to Medugorje and Mostar ...

Apparation Hill

Međugorje, or Medjugorje,  is a town located in the Herzegovina Region , around 25 km (16 mi) southwest of Mostar and close to the border of Croatia.  is part of  Since 1981, it has become a popular site of Catholic  pilgrimage due to reports of alleged  apparitions of the Virgin Mary.

Linda: "A pilgrim is wiping the tears off the leg of Jesus and the tears have proven to be human tears"

MYSTERY OF MEDJUGORJE RISEN CHRIST STATUE

With liquid dripping from one knee, the bronze sculpture of the Risen Christ has been a mystery in Medjugorje since 2001. While the nature of the liquid is itself mysterious, the mystery as such has just increased, for these days the unknown substance flows from both legs of the sculpture.  

Mostar - 

World Heritage Site 
 

Mostar. This place includes the Slavic word "most", which means 'bridge'. Together with the ending, the whole name means something like keeper of the bridge. This refers to the old bridge in centre of town built in the 16th century, destroyed during the last war and recently rebuilt.

STARI MOST, the Old Bridge, built by the Ottomans in the 16th century, is one of Bosnia and Herzegovina's most recognizable landmarks, and is considered one of the most exemplary pieces of Islamic architecture in the Balkans

Our group Seto in front of the beautiful bridge