Monday and Tuesday were both travel days, ending on the Adriatic coast of Croatia in Rovinj late Tuesday evening. Along the way, we were given a brief history of Croatia and the surrounding countries that made up the former Yugoslavia. This part of Europe is made up of a complex mix of cultures, with ties to the West via the Roman Catholic Church, to the East through the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Middle East through Islam. Croatia and Slovenia, which we are visiting, have historical ties to the West. Today things are peaceful, but as recently as the 1990s there was a terrible civil war going on as Yugoslavia dissolved into the countries that exist today. Some of the atrocities, although not as large, remind you of what went on in WWII. Explaining it all is beyond my ability. Bullet holes can still be seen in some of the towns we drove through on our way to the coast.
Yes, those are people on the walkway in the left hand side of this picture. One of the highlights of our trip was the stay in Plitvice Lakes National Park.
If this remarkable park is not on your bucket list, it should be. The park consists of a series of lakes separated by a cascade of waterfalls. The ground is limestone, and the water has carved a path down, around and through the landscape. We got to walk along the water's path as it made its way down the canyon, momentarily stopping at numerous crystal clear lakes before plunging down to another lake many feet lower. Absolutely remarkable; pictures cannot describe it!
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