Croatian’s must hate eating breakfast out. There are few restaurants that serve it. Lucky for me Devin found me one today. I got my tiny cup of European coffee and ordered the eggs and hot dogs which I assumed must have been mistranslated. It was not. I was served two eggs over medium and two lukewarm hot dogs.
Krka National Park
After that nutritious breakfast we were off to the nearby Krka National Park. We didn’t even have to jump on the highway to get there. The park is named after the Krka river which the park encapsulates.
After we bought tickets and a tour bus brought us down a narrow road into the Krka river valley.
We hiked around a bit and viewed more waterfalls and gorgeous scenery.
There was one place to swim in the park and it was small and it wasn’t too warm today. We decided to pass. We did take a boat tour that took us to an island monastery and more of the park.
Our boat group was roughly 20 strong and like most of the tours we we’ve been on we were the only Americans. Most are German or Italian. The boat first takes us to a monastery where the guide defaults to English as this is the language that everybody understands.
Cup of a carpenter
He explains that this is a Serbian Orthodox Monastery that is still active. There is a museum and a church. Poor monks must get awful bored. All these cups but none of these looked like the cup of a carpenter so I was unable to “Choose wisely”
After this picture Devin informed me that I was not allowed to take pictures in here.
The boat tour continued on to another section of the park where we were let off for an hour. Before we bought tickets we were told there would be more swimming on this boat tour. There were all sorts for signs banning swimming so Devin and I think this is a lie cause the boat tour was pretty lame and it ate three hours of our day.
Nevertheless we did a little hiking in our hour and saw some more of the Krka river.
Zadar
After to boat returned we left the park and headed to our next destination, the city of Zadar. In Zadar we were most interested in the Sea Organ. A piece of art that uses the Adriatic ocean’s waves to produce sound. We located it early in the evening. Nearby is a light up thingy that illuminates at night and simulates astrological movement.
Now time to find food. In our search for food we stumbled across what appeared to be a parade. People are dressed in what is obviously historical clothing. The parade started and the singing began. We watched it pass by but found our restaurant nearby.
After having eaten our fill and picked up some gelato (blog is called ice cream travel right?) we head back to the sea organ to watch the sunset. On the way we passed by the St. Anastasia Cathedral.
Sea Organ
The sea organ area is much more crowded than before in anticipation of the sunset.
On the way back to the car we came across the purpose of that parade. There is a stage and with live performances of Croatian ethnic music. We grabbed a seat and watched three different performances before heading back.
