Jasie's Journal: May 2006

Saturday, May 20, 2006

Danny and I behind a waterfall

Dad chasing Danny up a tree.

Danny and I resting for a moment over the falls

Me and my parents in front of another waterfall at Plitvicka Jezera

Walking through the park...

The largest waterfall (80 meters high) at Plitvice National Park

The island of Hvar from the ferry

Our homage to Titanic. Happily, our ride didn't end up with us as frozen flotsam in the sea.

Playing cards to pass the time on the ferry from Vela Luka back to Split

Another sunset pic of Vela Luka

The sunset in Vela Luka

Mom entertaining Danny and I with a bit of Anne Lamott while Dad takes sunset pictures

The port town of Vela Luka from the olive groves up in the mountain

The olive groves in Vela Luka

Mom on one of the rocky beaches of Korcula Island

Mom and I enjoying the first great sunny day of the trip

Mom and Dad enjoying the warm water and sandy beaches of Lumbarda

Danny and I enjoying the Adriatic

Danny frolicking on the Lumbarda Beach. In a speedo. When in Rome...

Sunrise from our apartment in Korcula Town

Sunset in Korcula Town

Marco Polo's old home

Mom, Danny and I enjoying the view from the tower at Marco Polo's old homestead in Korcula Town

Danny and I thoroughly enjoying the terrific food, wine and company in Korcula Town

View of Korcula from the ferry

Danny taking a moment to stop and smell the flowers in Oberic

The wall in Ston, on the Peljesac Peninsula, which is, at 5.5 km, the longest fortification in Europe.

The fortress in Dubrovnik at sunset

We passed a courtyard full of urns and stone pieces, many bearing the Croatian shield

Another view of Dubrovnik

Dad, the chronic shutterbug, in his favorite vacation pose

Dubrovnik, framed by the arch of a tower

Dubrovnik from the walls

View from the walls of Dubrovnik

Mom and I in front of the Dubrovnik wall

The roofs of Dubrovnik were amazingly tiled, and some of the old ones (like this) had snapdragons growing out of them.

Trapped in Dubrovnik

Mom, Danny and I in front of the Croatian flag on the Dubrovnik walls

Dad, Mom, Danny and I at the pizza place we frequented in Dubrovnik, trying to stay dry during the perpetual rain while we were there

Mom enjoying the fragrant lilac

The Split harbor

A statue of a bishop (which one I know not) in Split

The narrow alleys of Split

Mom, Danny and I (plus the tour guide whose name I've forgotton) at Diocletian's Palace in Split

Some of the Opatija coastline

It's tough to make out in this photo, but this is a spear-fisherman in a camouflage wetsuit hunting squid. The white area is 3 or 4 squid that he has tied to his back.

Practicing our yoga - Fierce Pose - over a tiny stream in Opatija

The beginning of the traumatic experience of ascending to the top of this rock... I'm just a wee bit scared of heights ;)

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