Split. On the Dalmatian coast.

CAMarchand had never been here, so we spent the entire week for her to have a good visit. Luckily the good weather persisted even here in mid November.

We had a beautiful sunny room right on the water in the harbor.

This is one of my favorite cities. But it is rapidly changing. Every year cleaner, better organized, more new construction .. but way more tourists. Plenty of cruise ships and tourists now, even off season. And getting very pricey.

But still a great place to visit. The old Medieval city around the extensive remains of Diocletian’s fortress is a fantastic world heritage site. The town just outside the west gate sits on the footprint of the old roman village, and the market just outside the east gate still operates every day.

There are a number of blog posts on this site if you want to delve deeper into what Split is like.

One of my favorite things about Split is the huge Forest Park Marjan directly adjoining the old town .. readily available for long quiet walks. Better than Hyde Park or the cascades park in Florence.

The local food is excellent although slowly becoming more pizzaish and touristy. They still serve up excellent fish.

My second favorite: Lamb Chops, are getting very difficult to find. I used to relish the heaping servings of delicious, inexpensive lamb chops. I presume that they do not work well on the tourist menus. But rest assured that your diligent correspondent managed to track some down.

I should mention that Croatian wines are very good. Notably we tasted some very good local fruity dry Rose wines. As you know so many countries do them poorly.

That’s it. We are heading up the coast to little Sibenik for just a short visit, and I will check in from there.

Thanks for coming along.