We said goodbye to Dubrovnik to make our way to our next overnight destination of Zadar. It was Republic Day in Croatia so at times there was a lot of traffic on the road. We passed by heaps of fruit and vege stalls directly on the roadside with farmers selling their wares. They were very colorful and we loved the water flowing over the watermelons and juices to keep them fresh in the heat.
The mountainous scenery along the way was rather stunning at times but hard to get a photo when Harley is traveling at 130kph.
ZADAR is an historic old town with Roman ruins and medieval churches set on a small peninsula. Our apartment was in a great location with views of the bridge we had to cross to get to the Old Town, which is called Polutok.
We wandered the cobbled streets. The Narodni Trg is a very pretty square with a Renaissance City Guard building dating from 1562 and it’s clock tower was added in 1789.
The Church of St Donatus is classed as a medieval monument and was built in the 9th century. It is now a venue for summer music concerts , but only medieval renaissance music, thank God. The Bell Tower actually is part of the Cathedral of St Anastasia which stands behind. The Cathedral was built in the 12th and 13th centuries and was badly bombed during WW11 and has been partially reconstructed.
We strolled along the Promenade Alstadt and decided that a fish dinner was in order. We tried to reserve a table at quite a few restaurants but on a public holiday in Croatia , “ no reservations sir, you come and queue for a table “. After spotting some sea bass coming out from one restaurant, we declared that was where we would eat. We went home, frocked up, came back, and got a table straight away. 5 mins later there was a long queue. Lucky for us! We had 3 sea bass and it was delicious, up there in the top 3 for the holiday.
On our stroll back home the Old Town was magically alight. It was a good overnight stop.
That was our last night in Croatia.
Our thoughts……
Way too many people!
Very expensive, 16 euros for one aperol is outrageous.
Beautiful Adriatic views,
Stari Grad on Hvar Island was sensational!
Seafood was mostly sensational.
so next it’s back to Italy.
Time for a drink
Lots of love
Greg and Rhonda and Judy
greondastravels 
Another magical way to start my day – looking at my beautiful 70 year old friends having the most incredible time – hope that’s what my 70 looks like. BTW I will be craving sea bass all week. xxx
Crave all you like Pam, but you will have to whip across to Europe to get that sea bass😂😂 See you soon!
HELLO
Thanks for the great blog especially the descriptions of your time in Croatia…. great place. You certainly know how to make a girl jealous.
Hopefully the heat and the bushfires are not holding you back from more exploring as the repots on the news are quite serious. We have been busy with the rounds of the doctors etc but have found time to catch up with some family and friends for drinks and dinners, although wish we were back under Tuscan skies!
We are also doing some spring cleaning around the house on the good days before the cold and rains come again as the winter sun can be quite nice. Lots of things happening with grandkids – Bonnie off to district sport for high jump and all off to national gymnastic champs in Queensland in September, Molly has a new job at Bakers Delight, Max doing up his bike and spending hours riding around and Angus just loving his soccer. Eamon winding down the year in year 12 and planning his next step in life. Sean in USA with Liv Golf and Megan busy running around with her family.
Looking forward to catching up when you return home.
xx Janet
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Hey Janet, yes those wildfires have been devastating, luckily where we are up north, there are none. Starting to wind down now, getting to the end of our travels.Your grandkids sound busy. Ours had an absolutely wonderful time at Paris Disneyland. Ez sent lots of photos and you could tell how excited they were! Home August 27th, so will be in touch to organise lunch. Rhonda xxx