by Justin
Omiš was a very beautiful town near Split with a lot of super fun adventures. One of these activities was zip-lining in the mountains. We did this and I think that it was our best day in Split. During our time zip-lining we cruised over lush …
Split is a beautiful place where an ancient palace stretches out to touch a large port, and spires reach into the sky. This palace was ruled by Diocletian in the Third Century. Despite how old it is, the palace is so well preserved that it …
The weather on day two in Plitvice Lakes was the polar (and it actually felt polar) opposite of the first day’s weather. When we got to the store on the trailhead Dad said “we should get ponchos,” Mom said “it is not raining, so no.” We got them anyway, which was a good idea because I would have been as wet as the ocean without one.
One good thing about the rain was that there were fewer crowds than normal. There were fewer waterfalls than the first day, but one of them was the biggest waterfall in the park.
The rain made the waterfalls stronger and faster, as well as giving the park a whole new atmosphere. There was a very cool view from the boat as water drops hit the lake creating almost magic circles of water.
I also puddle jumped a ton, which resulted in my shoes being tiny lakes… I guess it does fit in with a place that is famous for its lakes. Because of all the puddle jumping that I did my shoes were so wet that I rode barefoot on the car ride to Split. Mom even used the hairdryer on our shoes. Route B was the very wet, but equally fun route that we took on day two. Rain or shine we had a great time!!!!
Plitvice Lakes is the most stunning example of untouched nature you can think of. This explosion of natural wonders is not surprisingly a UNESCO World Heritage site. It also may be the most beautiful place I’ll ever go. One of the reasons it was so …
Our last, and I think most special, day trip from Zagreb was to Samobor. The first thing that we saw when we got there was a building with a swift’s nest built into nearly every eve of the building. The scene was crazy, a seemingly …
The first day trip that we went on from Zagreb was to Trakošćan Castle. Trakošćan was huge, very beautiful, and had lots of cool features and ancient artifacts. The coolest feature was the monstrous turrets, which were very well preserved (not to mention how well preserved the castle itself was). Inside of the massive walls with turrets poking out of them was a remarkably well preserved (and super rusty) old stove. P.S. This stove was only one of the many artifacts found in the castle. The castle was built on a hill overlooking a crystal clear blue lake. The castle was built in the 13th century and the lake was added in the 1800’s when a dam was built further up the river (or down, I don’t know).
After that we went to Varaždin. Varaždin is a small town not too far out of Zagreb. The coolest thing about Varaždin was the humongous castle built in the center of the city in the 14th century. This castle had something that most castles did not, a draw bridge and a separate attack building off to the side of the castle. The moat was added when the Turks tried to attack (and if there is a moat there’s almost always a draw bridge). One of the more interesting things inside the castle’s historical artifact collection were the old medieval cannons (I also learned that cannonballs were made of concrete).
Croatia has some very beautiful castles built in some of the smaller and less developed areas.
Zagreb, the largest city in Croatia, just happened to be the start of my vacation. This beautiful city also happens to be the capital of Croatia. The town is split in half by a hill and connected by a funicular and a tunnel system. The …
Hello, I just went on a huge trip to Croatia! I went to Zagreb, Plitvice Lakes, Split, Korčula, and Dubrovnik. Our trip was two weeks of pure fun! I am excited to tell you about my awesome trip, so get ready to get reading. …
When I went to Seattle, I saw the Chihuly Glass Gardens. Inside the building, there was tons of beautiful glasswork. The effect was striking; lights and glass combined in amazing ways. The scenes were spectacular! We also got to see a glass demonstration of a purple bowl being made. We got to the gardens on a monorail, and came back the same way. The Chihuly Glass Gardens are filled with beautiful works of art made by Dale Chihuly, as shown in my photos below (keep in mind there are a lot of them because the gardens were so spectacular that I just kept taking pictures).
Inside the Exhibit:
A Boatload of Glass (Literally):
Inside the Exhibit:
Mom-o-ette (aka a silhouette of my mom):
Beautifully Built Bowls:
In the Garden – A Great Place to Reflect (literally… check out my pictures and see if you can spot the reflections of me and the Space Needle):
In the Glass Greenhouse:
There are so many exciting things that we did on our Seattle trip. One of the first things we did when we got there was we went down to the gum wall and stuck some gum on it. When you went down this alley and …
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