Croatia, we ate like kings...

Our whole point of going to Croatia was to spend two days at the national park. Unfortunately due to high water levels, some parts of the lakes were close and so we were left with out second day completely free. We asked the lady who owned the apartment we were staying in what to do around the area and she suggested us to go to a little town called Slunj. It is there that the Lake Plitvice ends, and so we went. 

It was a really small town and it did not take long for us to explore the whole area. What was really interesting to us was that the banks were closed at 2.30pm on a Tuesday afternoon! So we went to around looking for some food to eat and had such a big feast it was sinful.

We figured since we were in Croatia we might as well try something different and indeed we did. I ate bear proscuitto for the first time and I got to admit, I cannot say that it is my favourite dish. But aside from the daring new interesting platter, our other options were fantastic.

On the last night of our stay, the the lady owning the accommodation we stayed in gifted us hard liquour. I kid you not, it was really strong too. Unfortunately there was no way for us to bring it back to England or to finish it up (we would have gotten so pissed drunk) so we returned it to her with many apologies and a big thank you. 

My stay in Croatia was short but sweet. I do intend to go back there one day and maybe do a road trip from Dubrovnik to Zagreb. I think it is a beautiful country and the encounters I had with the locals were amazing. They really are friendly and so warm and welcoming it is a must that I go back and learn more about their country and culture.

So I that is all from me about Croatia. I hope you had a great day and thanks for reading!

ps My next trip is to the Netherlands in June!

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Croatia, A ride with the taxi driver...

As England continued its bizarre unpredictable weather, a short two day trip to Lake Plitvice in Croatia which promised warmer weather was much welcomed. Lake Plitvice the oldest national park in Europe and the second in the world. I cannot vouch for this fact but it is what our taxi driver told us. I have been to a million and one national parks and never really thought much about how they came into existence. Thus hearing this little fact made it feel like I was travelling into national park history origins.

We initially booked a service to take us from Zadar aport to Villa Vuk in Mukinje Village near the national park. It never turned up so we resorted to taking a taxi. Our driver turned out to be really cool telling us bits and pieces about himself and his country. His first little piece of information to us was that Villa Vuk means Wolf Villa. 

Getting to Mukinje Village took two hours and a long drive through mountains. We actually went in a tunnel through the mountains and I kept thinking about dwarves living in mountains. Our driver told us that both sides of the mountain has different temperatures. We also learned that there is an illegal local specialty dish called Pisztaz or however it is spelled, naturally you would not be able to find it on the menu and it also happens to be extremely pricey. He also added that he regularly goes into the mountains to hunt bears for leisure. Clearly different to what I do for leisure...

The lake is famous for its waterfalls and there are millions of it in and around the park. What really took my breath away was the clarity of the water, it was absolutely stunning. There were a great many times where I was so tempted to take of my shoes and jumped into the water, but no swimming was allowed.

Different parts of the lakes reminded me of different things. There were places where I felt like I stepped right into the Hunger Games scenario, walked into the Hobbit, and even the landscape of Eragon. My head clearly is not the most sane on earth but it was beautiful. 

Thanks for reading! I hope you had a good day.