I meant for the previous post to be the final one from our vacation, but then I totally went bonkers with pictures. I'm just elated that I actually posted a part two and now three because I realize that I never even posted the promised part two from our Scotland vacation from two years ago. Oh well.
Without further ado, on our final full day of vacation, we spent it walking around Old Town Split. Split is a beautiful city and is the second-largest city in Croatia. It was very hot but we did get a sea breeze at night, which made us question why we chose to walk around in the heat of the day instead of in the evening. Oh, that's right, we promised Luca another round of go-karting and dinner at the mall.
With the heat zapping our energy levels by the minute we mainly strolled along the Riva Promenade, walked through the open market, sat at a cafè for some drinks and gelato and saw the Diocletian Palace that is another UNESCO World Heritage Site. It's like a theme of this vacation hitting all these marvellous UNESCO sites. The palace was built by Emperor Diocletian, who voluntarily gave up the throne of the Roman Empire in the turn of the 4th century. After his retirement in 305AD, he settled here on the beach in the Illyrian province of Rome (Croatia).
Old Town Split
Riva Promenade
Cruise boats, subs, boat tours to the islands...it's all here
Harbor and view of Marjan Hill
Your choice of cafes all along the promenade
View of the bell tower from the port
Diocletian Palace bell tower
The Sphinx guards the doorway to the Cathedral of Saint Domnius at Diocletian's Palace
Diocletian Palace courtyard facing north
Courtyard view facing south
Couldn't convince Luca to get a picture with the gladiators
Open domed roof with amazing acoustics in the Vestibule of the Emporer's quarters
. . . Listen to the Dalmatian Singers . . .
Vestibule archway
A weary traveller.
But check out the limestone, brick, stone variation and textures!
Chilling in the shade and people watching
Today it's all about togetherness
Walking toward the Split Green Market and the Silver Gate
The Silver Gate
More gelato
Let's Split
One last round of go-karting was a perfect way to end the day with smiles. Luca was pumped that he beat his dad in laps completed because he didn't have any crashes and he had the fastest lap. Look out Nascar! We also had some time to kill while waiting for their drive time so we had fun goofing off in the mall, eating dinner and visiting the pet shop.
optical illusion photo booth fun
Round #2
It definitely was a fun and memorable week! Thanks, Luca, for putting up with your parents. We so enjoyed our one on one time with you and will always hold this vacation and memories in a special place in our hearts! You are our favorite youngest son!!
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